How to Use detest in a Sentence

detest

verb

• I detest pepperoni, and wouldn't eat it if you paid me!
• Garlic and Onion Unlike most humans, rats detest the smell of onions and garlic.
  — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2024
• Americans wholly detested the tariffs, which forced up the prices of popular products.
  — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
• His colleagues in the Senate—on both sides of the aisle—detested him.
  — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 17 July 2023
• Jessica Jones just wants the fight to be over, takes no joy in it and detests every part of the act, even the build up.
  — Meredith Woerner, latimes.com, 26 May 2017
• Jill had a dry sense of humor, detested the feel of sand on her feet and adored her cat, Jackson.
  — courant.com, 4 Feb. 2018
• And for a woman who detests groupthink, Owens revels in the power of a horde.
  — NBC News, 23 June 2018
• To the left of the guest house is a pair of columnar eastern white pines that, like the Katsuras, seem not to mind the very same conditions the birch detest.
  — Bonnie Blodgett, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2019
• Deck detests the idea of changing crops or switching to livestock.
  — Autumn Schoolman, Indianapolis Star, 4 Feb. 2020
• Most of the people who detest Trump don't know anybody who works with him or supports him.
  — David Brooks | Opinion, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Jan. 2018
• But if takeout was just like us, why did my father detest it so much?
  — Jenny Liao, Bon Appétit, 30 Mar. 2021
• The only way to earn her place at Court is to defy the King's wicked son, Prince Cardan, who detests humans.
  — Nina Derwin, Redbook, 6 July 2023
• But the change gives big banks, which have long detested the leverage ratio, a major win.
  — Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2020
• Trump’s campaign that the Lincoln Project now appears to detest.
  — Sarah Midkiff, refinery29.com, 5 Aug. 2020
• Many Nicaraguans loved him at some points in his career and detested him at others.
  — Stephen Kinzer, BostonGlobe.com, 4 June 2018
• The supporters detested their 'rulers' and - over the course of 12 years - the mighty Liverpool were brought to their knees, though Rafa did his best to prevent the slump.
  — SI.com, 8 July 2019
• And much of the Washington media, which detests Donald Trump, has served as the left's echo chamber.
  — John Kass, chicagotribune.com, 14 June 2017
• The despised, detested and damnable Raiders who for decades raised the bile levels of an entire Chargers fan base.
  — Tom Krasovic, sandiegouniontribune.com, 12 Oct. 2017
• What’s beloved one day might be detested the next, and one kid’s favorite dish could make another gag.
  — Shannon Lin, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2023
• Prince Philip, who has always detested the Duchess of York, may never be in a forgiving mood.
  — Kate Storey, Good Housekeeping, 19 May 2018
• However, even though the horse-collar was legal at the time, head coach Bill Walsh detested it.
  — Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Jan. 2018
• There are those who detest your unique form of agitation and see it as some sort of corporate shake-down.
  — Byron McCauley, Cincinnati.com, 11 Apr. 2018
• From the lowest rank to the highest, there is nothing more detested than the idea and reality of a parade.
  — Robert Bateman, Esquire, 8 Feb. 2018
• Like many Wisconsinites, La Susa detested the cold and constant snow.
  — Karen Pilarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 July 2019
• Over those couple of decades, the seats have slowly faded into a light pinkish color that fans have grown to detest.
  — Robert Rimpson, The Courier-Journal, 10 June 2019
• Rather, voters who detest Mr Johnson seem more inclined to jump to Mr Corbyn, and vice versa.
  — The Economist, 21 Nov. 2019
• Team Spanos seems to detest the talkative All-Pro cornerback.
  — Tom Krasovic, sandiegouniontribune.com, 21 Sep. 2017
• Doug always detested Reggie and only ended up the owner of the sweet pup to spite his ex-girlfriend, who loved the dog but learned to hate the two-timing Doug.
  — Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2023
• For those who want a new phone but detest the idea of having to keep track of a tiny dongle or buy wireless headphones, this could make the Galaxy S9 a compelling option.
  — Lisa Eadicicco, Time, 25 Feb. 2018
• Or maybe Piqué, who is known to detest tabloid rumors, wanted no part in this two month telenovela.
  — Luis Miguel Echegaray, SI.com, 24 July 2017

Last Updated: 19 Dec 2024