How to Use disgusting in a Sentence
disgusting
adjective- What a disgusting way to treat people.
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The rent is high, the food is bad, the dust is disgusting and the morals are deplorable.
— Scott Howard, National Review, 18 July 2023 -
The rents are high, the food is bad, the dust is disgusting and the morals are deplorable.
— Longreads, 8 May 2018 -
And this time the event will feature some of the more disgusting denizens of the Great Lakes.
— Laura Johnston, cleveland, 8 July 2022 -
The man is disgusting, and his time in the limelight is long past over.
— Monique Judge, The Root, 2 June 2017 -
They have been called the most disgusting creatures in the ocean.
— Nicola Di Girolamo, The Conversation, 24 July 2019 -
Both dogs got tapeworm—which was disgusting—and had to stay out in the yard till the pills went to work.
— T. Coraghessan Boyle, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2022 -
The cow, that grubworm thing, was just disgusting and awesome and all of the stuff.
— Wired, 29 July 2022 -
Get your girls who can do both — be disgusting and hot.
— Kathleen Hou, The Cut, 12 June 2018 -
Of course Katie puked — that is straight-up disgusting.
— Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2021 -
To try and twist my words to have an excuse to take digs at my child is disgusting.
— Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 9 Sep. 2022 -
For one, this Scotch whisky from the makers of Scotch tape does not sound disgusting!
— Emily Heil, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024 -
And just like the first wound on his back, the new disgusting wound is infected.
— Ryan Parker, Peoplemag, 28 Aug. 2022 -
So my sheets looked hideous, and my toenails were just disgusting the whole six months.
— Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2024 -
The groom stayed and got so trashed his disgusting family had to carry him out at the end of the night.
— Caralynn Lippo, Redbook, 3 Apr. 2017 -
And the fact that people can be so disgusting is just kind of beyond me.
— Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Nov. 2023 -
All this emotion was disgusting, this Reign of Feeling, fear the least of it. Kyung Hee was at the open door.
— Han Ong, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2023 -
To be accused of being groomers, that's the most disgusting thing.
— Doug Thompson, Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2023 -
Last week, a Lufkin Walmart was the scene of the disgusting act of desert degradation.
— Peter Dawson, Houston Chronicle, 9 July 2019 -
The bedroom was disgusting and his kitchen was piled to the ceiling with dishes.
— Monique Valeris, ELLE Decor, 15 Mar. 2019 -
Chris Hayes appalled by ‘disgusting' push to keep kids out of drag shows.
— Fox News, 17 June 2022 -
But the state of Roy is so rotten that a disgusting smell emanates throughout the manse.
— Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 11 Aug. 2019 -
His life has been remarkable, and for Democrats to try to smear him is disgusting.
— Alexander Hall, Fox News, 16 Feb. 2023 -
Many denizens see them as a noisy and disgusting nuisance.
— Sameer Rao, baltimoresun.com, 31 Oct. 2019 -
The failings of the human body are absurd, disgusting, and dumb.
— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024 -
Even homes that were disgusting or burned out sold quickly, and at amounts that were well over the asking price.
— Anna Bahney, CNN, 27 Dec. 2021 -
Michael Ringle’s disgusting actions will follow us for the rest of our lives.
— Caitlin Taylor, Detroit Free Press, 3 Feb. 2020 -
Why did my country have to be disgusting and full of poor villages?
— Jason Potere, ABC News, 24 May 2021 -
Trump said Monday Democrats are using 'disgusting' rhetoric.
— Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 11 Nov. 2024 -
Kyle Anderson bailed out a disgusting Warriors possession with a lefty layup, then Curry canned his third 3 to inch within three.
— Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 7 Dec. 2024
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