repugnance

Example Sentences

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The rest of the world, which recoils in repugnance at whom we have become, does not take us seriously.

From Salon • Jul. 19, 2022

Beyond its obvious repugnance in moral terms, Abe’s murder challenges us to consider what implications his sudden loss might have for the political future, in Japan and globally.

From Washington Post • Jul. 13, 2022

You regard that history with repugnance, and no doubt your friends would say they share that sentiment.

From New York Times • Dec. 28, 2021

It highlights his father’s repugnance for “prejudices toward women, race and creed,” Cash says.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2019

And in the same passage he marked, The repugnance to animal food is not the effect of experience, but is an instinct.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer