misanthrope

Example Sentences

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Rice, no protofeminist, was an equal opportunity misanthrope in “The Adding Machine.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

He is a swindler, a snob and a savage misanthrope.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

A Mariners misanthrope had an all-you-can-hate buffet in front of him Wednesday between the lack of hitting, wayward pitching and nonexistent “D.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 3, 2024

Prompted by her annoyance with humanity, Amanda, a prickly misanthrope, rents a house to which she, Clay and their teenagers decamp.

From New York Times • Dec. 7, 2023

The characteristic had surfaced, to a greater or lesser degree, in nearly every horse to descend from his great-grandsire, Hastings, a thousand-pound misanthrope for the ages.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand