Example Sentences

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His father had abhorred waste of any kind, to the point where he complained to Ashima if a kettle had been filled with too much water.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

In front walked Mr. Watts, the man Harkless had abhorred in a public spirit and befriended in private—to-day he was a hero and a leader, marching to avenge his professional oppressor and personal brother.

From The Gentleman from Indiana by Tarkington, Booth

Oh, to be sure, he was getting a little tired of potato salad, and he always had abhorred those potato-chippy things; and he himself did not care much for cold meat.

From The Road to Understanding by Porter, Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman)

The people had abhorred Gregory, had adored Pius, upon whom they looked as a saviour, as a liberator; finding themselves deceived, a mourning-veil had overshadowed their love.

From At Home And Abroad Or, Things And Thoughts In America and Europe by Fuller, Arthur B.

She had abhorred the old woman, even as she pitied and sheltered her.

From Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise by Phillips, David Graham