How to Use detest in a Sentence
detest
verb- I detest pepperoni, and wouldn't eat it if you paid me!
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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 -
Not only that, but the Coolidge administration was also very effective; it was said that Calvin Coolidge loved business and detested the government.
— Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024 -
His most recent sop to progressives is nationwide rent control, an idea almost unanimously detested by economists.
— Catherine Rampell, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
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