reprehensible

Example Sentences

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"The smears being thrown against her are reprehensible and hypocritical," Rupert McNeil, former head of HR at the Civil Service said recently.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

“The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

And so policing conduct that they saw maybe 10 years ago, and would have found reprehensible then, could actually seem to be okay now with the bar so low.

From Salon • Jan. 26, 2026

"The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting," they said.

From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026

When Candy spoke they both jumped as though they had been caught doing something reprehensible.

From "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck