Example Sentences

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Eisenhower may have detested squirrels, but many Americans felt differently.

From Washington Post • Apr. 14, 2018

For the past 10 years or so, I have detested my birthday.

From Slate • Mar. 10, 2015

Mr. le Carré allows that Bingham “may indeed have detested this notion.”

From New York Times • Mar. 5, 2014

That modest, courteous and introspective man would have detested the rancourous response of the current supporters to the first appearance of Benítez, replacing the sacked Roberto Di Matteo.

From The Guardian • Nov. 25, 2012

It was not that Morgause courted invisibility—indeed, she would have detested it, because she was beautiful.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White