despise

Example Sentences

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“I know they think I’m a pliant little lapdog,” Martin tells Richard, “but I despise them as much as they despise the rest of us for not being them.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

That will bring relief to investors and the many Argentine citizens who despise the hold the party has long held over the nation’s political and economic life.

From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025

That famous quotation that is always misattributed to Voltaire, “I despise what you say, but I’ll defend to the death your right to say it.”

From Slate • Sep. 22, 2025

“I despise them,” Councilman Butch Twining said of the white nationalists who disrupted the vigil.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2025

Over the years Anna has grown to despise Vincent.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman