How to Use anathema in a Sentence

anathema

noun

• My kids have taken a little ribbing here or there over their names, predictably more so in middle school, where anything different is anathema.
  — Maggie May Ethridge, Good Housekeeping, 22 Apr. 2016
• The very word remains an anathema in French intellectual life.
  — chicagotribune.com, 8 May 2017
• Mr. Trump’s immigration plans are anathema to just about every company in tech.
  — Farhad Manjoo, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2016
• These suggestions are anathema to Trump and many Republicans, some of whom have vowed not to raise taxes and not increase the debt.
  — Adam Chandler, The Atlantic, 22 Nov. 2016
• A series of these — and Comey became anathema to both Democrats and Republicans.
  — Charles Krauthammer, Twin Cities, 14 May 2017
• Yes, the simple, old-fashioned, frumpy little cake is apparently anathema to a lot of otherwise rational people.
  — Special To The Oregonian, OregonLive.com, 16 May 2017
• For broadcasters, turning down an interview with a candidate is anathema to a news culture trained to pursue maximum access.
  — Michael M. Grynbaum, New York Times, 30 May 2016
• Uncertainty is anathema to companies sending business travelers around the world.
  — Cnt, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2017
• That stance is anathema to the EU, which has made the free movement of people – as well as goods, capital and services – one of its bedrock principles and which relies on the court to arbitrate.
  — Steven Erlanger, Orange County Register, 17 Jan. 2017
• And that is anathema to those that live and sell the outdoor life.
  — Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online, 13 May 2022
• At the same time, the Arnolds have funded causes that are anathema to some on the left.
  — Rebecca Robbins, STAT, 26 Mar. 2018
• The idea of Auto-Tune and singing to a pre-recorded track are anathema to Strings.
  — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2022
• Screens are an anathema to the group, which sees them as a drain on mental health.
  — Andrew Maynard, Fortune, 12 May 2023
• The notion of eating the same cuisine two days in a row is anathema to most of us.
  — Adam Rapoport, Bon Appetit, 23 Feb. 2017
• The thought of returning to a hard-right regime again is anathema to many.
  — David A. Andelman, CNN, 6 Apr. 2022
• The notion of eating the same cuisine two days in a row is anathema to most of us.
  — Adam Rapoport, Bon Appetit, 23 Feb. 2017
• And to be so aggressive with clients is anathema, even for partners in the firms.
  — Karthik Ramanna, Fortune, 11 July 2020
• This may be anathema to many, but there is good news, and plenty of hope for a brighter future.
  — Paul Roehrig, Quartz, 3 June 2019
• But the idea that anyone could only eat six fries is still anathema to me.
  — Mirel Zaman, refinery29.com, 14 July 2021
• And if that seems anathema to the M division ethos, so are throw pillows and a 6054-pound curb weight.
  — Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 30 June 2023
• That the country might be governed by Bengalis was, of course, anathema to Bhutto and the army.
  — Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ, 18 Mar. 2022
• Do the powers that be in the World Cup know that flopping and faking injuries is anathema to success in sports in the U.S.?
  — latimes.com, 22 June 2018
• Of course, that kind of commitment might be anathema for some folks.
  — Lisa Butterworth, SELF, 14 Feb. 2023
• The Dogman sat with his mouth ajar, as though the idea of refusing a call was anathema to his truest being.
  — Michael Deagler, Harper's Magazine, 27 Oct. 2020
• At the time, all of this was anathema in corporate South Korea.
  — Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2020
• That’s not to say that Hawley’s version of conservatism is anathema to the right.
  — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 26 July 2022
• This progress in science was not anathema to most religions in the 19th and 20th centuries.
  — James Conca, Forbes, 26 May 2021
• To me, this inclusion is an anathema to a union contract at all.
  — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2023
• But the demand for a census has so far been anathema to the party’s ideological agenda.
  — Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2024
• The most famous right-to-privacy case is, of course, Roe v. Wade, a case that this Court recently overruled and that most Republican judges believe to be anathema.
  — Ian Millhiser, Vox, 24 June 2024

Last Updated: 27 Oct 2024