Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

He may have loathed French Impressionism and considered Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring” the work of a modernist madman, but Saint-Saëns is increasingly seen as a kind of radical proto-Postmodernist.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2022

Anyone who knows anything about Guston realizes that he would have loathed the MFA’s presentation of his work.

From Washington Post • May 6, 2022

Both of these shows have done things that some fans have liked and others have loathed.

From Salon • Jan. 8, 2022

Tchaikovsky may have loathed it, but his 1812 Overture has just been voted the UK's most popular piece of classical music.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2018

There was no idea as yet of the radiant gods of Olympus who would have loathed the hateful sacrifice.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton