Example Sentences

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The tongue inside his mouth, “a slab of slippery meat,” is revolting to him.

From New York Times • Sep. 25, 2019

“The fact that you’d be proud of that is revolting to me,” Menaker says.

From The Guardian • Jun. 3, 2019

Watching it move is revolting; it isn’t natural.

From The Verge • Oct. 26, 2018

"The population is revolting against the government of Brazil," said Mr. Peppe, who joined others to cram the broad avenues of São Paulo.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2013

In the east, the Soviets have retaken Minsk; the Polish Home Army is revolting in Warsaw; a few newspapers have become bold enough to suggest that the tide has turned.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr