abhorrent
Example Sentences
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"They have acted in a way that I think is abhorrent and I really can't forgive them for that because this is my son, again, at the bottom of this," he said.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
His abhorrent behavior is sadly too common across the restaurant industry, from the finest dining to the humblest street stalls.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
Spurs said the "conduct of a small number of fans" was "utterly abhorrent" and have issued them with banning orders.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026
Pop icon Elton John on Friday accused the publisher of two UK tabloids of "abhorrent" privacy invasions "outside even the most basic standards of human decency" as he testified at London's High Court.
From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026
For generations his ancestors had been bred to retrieve without harming, and there was nothing of the hunter in his make-up; as yet, any killing was abhorrent to him.
From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.