Example Sentences

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There was loathing, and at the same time a kind of feverish excitement, in his voice.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding

I did not fear him; it was loathing that made me recoil from him.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 7 by Various

Within a day of his arrival in the Fixed Deposits he was loathing the place as earnestly as he had loathed it on the first morning.

From Psmith in the City by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)

Tough Pine, the guide, finding himself discovered, grinned sheepishly; he was loathing himself for being taken off guard, and muttered: "Me share fire? me helped keep it."

From The Place Beyond the Winds by Potter, Harry Spafford

In his own heart he was loathing this role of arbiter and mentor.

From The Rainy Day Railroad War by Day, Holman