How to Use abhorrent in a Sentence

abhorrent

adjective
  • To the rest of the world — and to critics inside the US -- his rhetoric is abhorrent.
    Stephen Collinson, CNN, 7 Jan. 2020
  • Of course, the health claims are false, not to mention abhorrent.
    Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 14 Aug. 2019
  • Let’s be clear: the alt-right that Sandgren seemed to endorse is abhorrent.
    Jon Wertheim, SI.com, 18 Apr. 2018
  • But the next piece could be something very shocking and abhorrent.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 5 July 2019
  • The whole idea of reparations to Black Americans in the form of cash is abhorrent to voters.
    Letters To The Editor, Orange County Register, 16 Apr. 2024
  • What’s lost in the continuing Olympic sport of face-saving, though, is the most abhorrent part.
    Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2022
  • To be clear: Paul's criticism of the process is not unique -- the large majority (if not all) of the rank-and-file members find the way this all played out abhorrent.
    Phil Mattingly, CNN, 22 Mar. 2018
  • The West’s did something abhorrent to Swift, a public beating.
    Richard S. He, Billboard, 12 Mar. 2018
  • The Colts put themselves down 21-0 early in the second quarter with an abhorrent opening quarter on both sides of the ball.
    Jim Ayello, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Oct. 2020
  • Rawls and Nurse endure, and ultimately resist, abhorrent treatment in the hope that the end of the war will bring freedom.
    The Economist, 6 June 2018
  • The fourth quarter of Game 4 will go down as one of the most heinous and abhorrent offensive displays of the modern basketball era.
    Shane Young, Forbes, 27 June 2021
  • Sure, YouTube — like other platforms — hosts some abhorrent content and can be a draining waste of time.
    Abigail Anthony, National Review, 21 Jan. 2024
  • The tweet was misconstrued by many as an endorsement of the equally abhorrent Far-Right.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2021
  • Valerie Reyes, the victim of this crime, was in the prime of her life when it was senselessly ended by Da Silva's abhorrent act.
    Katie Campione, PEOPLE.com, 23 Sep. 2021
  • This wasn’t a car accident or risky behavior or karma for any of the abhorrent things teen boys do.
    Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 16 May 2022
  • No tossing and turning for the man who has played one of the most abhorrent characters onscreen this season.
    New York Times, 8 Feb. 2022
  • That means any ideology has a right to a display, even an abhorrent one.
    Matthew Malec, National Review, 27 Dec. 2023
  • The blatant lies that are coming out of Paul Ryan’s mouth and the Republican Party are just abhorrent.
    Graham Vyse, New Republic, 9 May 2017
  • There can be no place for such abhorrent behaviour and our thoughts are with all those affected.
    K.j. Yossman, Variety, 31 July 2024
  • The union, no matter how abhorrent the allegations might be, has no choice but to fight for Bauer during his appeal.
    Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 29 Apr. 2022
  • But to have the politicians in our society start messing around with our freedoms is abhorrent.
    Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 4 June 2019
  • What did Donald Trump do that was 'downright abhorrent'?
    Tori Otten, The New Republic, 7 Sep. 2023
  • His behavior is abhorrent — and fans want nothing more than for Jessica to stay away from him.
    Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 20 July 2017
  • And although Trump’s willingness to cut off assistance to Ukraine is abhorrent to many, there is a potent populism to it.
    Ben Rhodes, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
  • The idea of being that vulnerable with her after what happened is abhorrent to me.
    Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Any deaths at all are naturally abhorrent, but the emphasis at least is that there will be many fewer by far.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 28 June 2021
  • United fans are not the only set of supporters to have voiced concerns over such abhorrent pricing.
    SI.com, 20 Dec. 2017
  • The abuse suffered by the children was both abhorrent and avoidable,'' said attorney Steven Rizzo.
    Maxine Bernstein, OregonLive.com, 30 Apr. 2018
  • For all actors, finding common ground with their characters, no matter how abhorrent, is part of the job.
    Lauren Huff, EW.com, 5 Oct. 2022
  • In the aftermath, sober pundits and politicians have said there is no place in democracy for violence, but that cannot become a platitude, lost in the frenzy of another abhorrent episode.
    Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post, 15 July 2024

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