Example Sentences

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Eddie doesn’t want to work with Hillary and bets that the sight of his battered face will disgust her right out of boxing management.

From New York Times • Nov. 7, 2023

Paul says he did "some truly awful stuff that will disgust people".

From BBC • Aug. 1, 2021

"The findings are shocking and will disgust Australian sports fans," said Jason Clare, the national minister for home affairs and justice.

From The Guardian • Feb. 7, 2013

Home Affairs Minister Jason Clare said the findings were "shocking and will disgust Australian sports fans".

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2013

His book will disgust some and annoy others because its art is muddied by a lingering naturalism and too highly colored by the predilections of the artist.

From Definitions: Essays in Contemporary Criticism by Canby, Henry Seidel