nauseating
Example Sentences
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It was infested with rats and cockroaches, and smelt "nauseating".
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026
There is a contingent of Mexicans who find the whole thing a bit nauseating, another example of businesses latching onto and capitalizing on an internet meme.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026
As night fell, I switched back to my original Twitter account, and sunk deep into that familiar, nauseating exasperation.
From Slate • Mar. 8, 2025
The contrived third act notwithstanding, expect audiences in movie theaters to engage with “The Front Room” in audible gasps, one nauseating stunt at a time.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2024
If you were a big shot or a celebrity or something, then he was even more nauseating.
From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger
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