How to Use distaste in a Sentence

distaste

1 of 2 verb
  • In vast swaths of the city, distaste for Trump turned to hatred.
    Matt Sedensky, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Apr. 2023
  • In attesting his innocence, Mr. Bol’s team has pointed to the athlete’s upstanding record, distaste for needles and overall good character.
    Natasha Frost, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2023
  • The Republican crossover votes in Alabama could largely be attributable to distaste for Moore.
    Eric Bradner, CNN, 14 Dec. 2017
  • Regardless of your taste (or distaste) for all things horror or thrill-related, an adventurous and curious mindset can benefit everyone.
    Margee Kerr, Discover Magazine, 26 Oct. 2018
  • As China looks ahead to a new American administration, opinions on the front-running Mrs. Clinton veer from admiration, mostly among women and civil libertarians, to distaste, mostly among male policy makers and an often nationalistic public.
    Didi Kirsten Tatlow, New York Times, 10 July 2016
  • In vast swaths of the city, distaste for Trump turned to hatred.
    Matt Sedensky, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Apr. 2023
  • In attesting his innocence, Mr. Bol’s team has pointed to the athlete’s upstanding record, distaste for needles and overall good character.
    Natasha Frost, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2023
  • The Republican crossover votes in Alabama could largely be attributable to distaste for Moore.
    Eric Bradner, CNN, 14 Dec. 2017
  • Regardless of your taste (or distaste) for all things horror or thrill-related, an adventurous and curious mindset can benefit everyone.
    Margee Kerr, Discover Magazine, 26 Oct. 2018
  • As China looks ahead to a new American administration, opinions on the front-running Mrs. Clinton veer from admiration, mostly among women and civil libertarians, to distaste, mostly among male policy makers and an often nationalistic public.
    Didi Kirsten Tatlow, New York Times, 10 July 2016
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distaste

2 of 2 noun
  • An edge of distaste that lurks in the eyes of all white people.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Minaj has expressed her distaste for the track in the past.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 1 Jan. 2024
  • Oher has been public for years about his distaste for the film.
    Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Paul Valéry wrote that taste is made of a thousand distastes.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Beyond her distaste for the MCU, Paltrow was asked which of her film roles has stayed with her over the years.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 7 Dec. 2023
  • This is not the first time Minaj has expressed her distaste for the hit single.
    Carita Rizzo, Rolling Stone, 2 Jan. 2024
  • The shoot was inspired by Danielle's own distaste for her look at her 2012 nuptials.
    Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2023
  • The groups were united over their distaste for Netanyahu.
    Josef Federman, ajc, 2 Nov. 2022
  • One common ground unites them, however: a distaste for the Houthis.
    Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 8 Apr. 2022
  • In advance of the new season, which premiered April 22, Quinn shared her distaste for the show's narrative of her in a tweet.
    Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com, 10 May 2022
  • In an Instagram post, Madonna voiced her distaste for the project.
    ELLE, 3 July 2022
  • But the mayor’s distaste for drill goes beyond what his own police force says.
    Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2022
  • Your distaste for mainstream pop music leads you to leave out most female singers.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2023
  • Some, who appeared less attached to the Staples Center title, joked about their distaste for the new name.
    NBC News, 18 Nov. 2021
  • This is hyperbole, of course, born of a lofty critic’s deep distaste for his target.
    Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Tommy, however, is less able to cover his distaste for the straight life.
    Dean Kuipers, SPIN, 8 Jan. 2023
  • The water districts, on the other hand, have signaled their distaste for the proposal.
    Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2022
  • Then a pandemic pushed our distaste for this custom to the side to help restaurants and workers survive.
    Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2022
  • Hogan has long been upfront about his distaste for Trump as president.
    Meg Kinnard and Brian Witte, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Mar. 2023
  • Meanwhile, the GOP base is on fire, passionate in its distaste for the way Biden has handled the presidency.
    Chris Cillizza, CNN, 10 Feb. 2022
  • Moore’s distaste for screen projects, however, isn’t new.
    Alexandra Del Rosariostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2022
  • Whether it’s because of the exhaust, strong styling, or the murmurs of folks expressing their distaste for the pretentious, a Porsche is bound to be noticed.
    Jacob Kurowicki, Car and Driver, 10 Dec. 2021
  • The couple have since broken up, and Joseph would be happy to find a girlfriend — although his distaste for dating apps and his busy lifestyle tend to get in the way.
    Emy Lacroix, Peoplemag, 19 Aug. 2023
  • As a bloc, the conservative justices have not taken great pains to conceal their distaste for the 1973 ruling.
    Emily Cooke, The New Republic, 6 May 2022
  • Churchill seemed out of touch with British voters, who were disturbed by his distaste for social reform after six years of war.
    Michael C. Desch, Harper's Magazine, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Some might see their partner's blunt distaste for their work as a personal attack.
    Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Instead, Palkin says he has been left with a distaste for the way some in the soccer community have treated Ukrainian clubs like Shakhtar.
    New York Times, 22 Aug. 2022
  • Musk has been vocal about his distaste for remote work several times this year.
    Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Mary Frances also designed the navy blue shorts the White Sox wore for three games in 1976 in a brief experiment that baseball purists greeted with distaste.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 27 Sep. 2022
  • Fain, despite his clear distaste for Trump, had said last year that the group's endorsement must be earned -- raising questions if Biden would secure it.
    Fritz Farrow, ABC News, 25 Jan. 2024

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