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Recent Examples of abominable But that face is all the better to leer at his creator with, and Ito’s Frankenstein does a wonderful job at capturing a man being chased by his own abominable choices. Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024 His new home is a notorious federal jail in New York City known for extreme violence and abominable medical care. Rich Schapiro, NBC News, 18 Sep. 2024 But everyone agrees on one thing: The food was abominable. Peter Debruge, Variety, 3 Sep. 2024 No matter how abominable the road surface—and Los Angeles has some of the roughest urban highways in all America—the airbags and multi-link suspension quietly absorb the hits while driver and master glide along. Mark Ewing, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024 See All Example Sentences for abominable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abominable
Adjective
  • Do not tell the patient disgusting hospital stories about your own operations or procedures.
    Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Using that platform to engage in partisan attacks and accuse former Department leadership of weaponizing law enforcement is a disgusting betrayal of those values.
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Failure to invest in protecting the vulnerable likely means the current awful trends will continue.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
  • There are so many connections between all these awful people.
    Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • But then two horrible shifts by the Wild turned the game upside down in the blink of an eye.
    Michael Russo, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
  • Some veterans have impressed at the midpoint of coach Mike Norvell's spring-practice rebuilding as FSU aims to recover from last year's horrible campaign.
    Bob Ferrante, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • That pollution causes an ugly brown smog to blanket the skyline on hot summer days and causes people, especially those with respiratory problems, to struggle to breathe.
    Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2025
  • The first outcome would be a massive win for the United States, while the second would likely be far uglier.
    Michael Khouw, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The month leading up to their Champions League tie with Real Madrid has been absolutely hideous.
    Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
  • The architectural vandalism was hideous and heartbreaking to watch, inhumane civic renewal by wrecking ball in the discredited vein of Robert Moses.
    Frank Rich, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Scientists had initially feared this spread could represent another Ebola-like crisis — since that disease originated in animals, then jumped to humans, sickening and killing a large number of people.
    Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 19 Mar. 2025
  • The disconnect between the reality that many people are currently experiencing hunger, in part because of climate change, and this fancy dinner was sickening.
    The Dial, The Dial, 18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Presented at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, in 1976 as part of a group show of artists’ books, Santoro’s volume was immediately censored as obscene and offensive.
    Paola Ugolini, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Cybertruck owners have shared displays of hostility from other motorists on a Facebook page, including vulgar notes left on their vehicles and obscene gestures directed at them from passing cars.
    Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The 49ers cut the three starters who flanked Nick Bosa from last year’s dreadful defense.
    Cam Inman, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Flores was the Giants’ best hitter in 2023, but he was physically compromised last season, and his numbers were dreadful as a result.
    Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025

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“Abominable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abominable. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.

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