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Recent Examples of detestable This all came on the heels of a family tragedy that made my job seem even more detestable and stupid. Lachlan Cartwright, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024 And many could withhold their votes in November, returning the White House key to the detestable Donald Trump. George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2024 In telling its parable about the problems of wealth concentration so well, Succession was hilarious yet horrifying, small yet large, and relatable yet detestable. Ars Staff, Ars Technica, 29 Dec. 2023 If the Russian soldiers were sometimes alarmingly young, the Donbas militiamen looked much too old and out of shape to be at war, and while the Russians were at first cordial, the militiamen made a point of being detestable. James Verini Paolo Pellegrin, New York Times, 1 Nov. 2023 See all Example Sentences for detestable 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for detestable
Adjective
  • Yes, the internet facilitates stupid vile behaviours.
    Art de Roché, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
  • And quoted my column, earning me weeks of vile hate messages from across the nation.
    Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Growing shares in each party describe those in the other party as more closed-minded, dishonest, immoral and unintelligent than other Americans.
    NBC News, NBC News, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Last week’s interview saw CBS Mornings co-host Tony Dokoupil speak with author Ta-Nehisi Coates about his new book The Message, which passionately argues that Israel’s treatment of Palestinians is immoral and should be condemned.
    Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • This set also comes with a shoe bag that has two compartments and can double as a laundry bag for dirty clothes during your trip.
    Rachel Trujillo, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Also, James Neal and Pascal Dupuis scored a lot of goals in those seasons because Kunitz was doing the dirty work so they could be set up by Malkin and Crosby, respectively.
    Rob Rossi, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The net front is the nastiest place on an NHL rink.
    Chris Branch, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Make sure your items are delivered on time before nasty weather hits by signing up for a Prime membership.
    Christopher Murray, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Shahana Goswami plays the lead role of a widow who lands the job of a cop due to life’s cruel twists.
    Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • In a cruel irony, revelers had gathered to welcome a new beginning.
    Matthew Continetti, National Review, 4 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Fiona Shaw is so perfectly contemptible throughout those scenes on the sailboat, rendering Angelica so completely self-absorbed and so cruel, that her likely death feels like an immediate relief.
    Caroline Framke, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Most Europeans find Donald Trump alien and contemptible and a man unsuited for the U.S. presidency.
    David Goodart, Foreign Affairs, 15 Aug. 2017
Adjective
  • The despicable crime perpetrated by Hamas on 7 October 2023 is still very real to all of us.
    Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
  • But it can be done, bad or good, sensible or despicable.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • That’s when Evans, in a full sprint, blindsided Lattimore with a vicious hit in the back and knocked him to the ground.
    Rick Stroud, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Several fast-growing wildfires fueled by a vicious Southern California wind storm are devastating communities across the Los Angeles region, with homes being burned to the ground and tens of thousands of people evacuating to safety.
    Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025

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“Detestable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detestable. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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