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Meanings of abhor in English
Usage of abhor in English
1
These streets are rectangular; the streets of Cambridge abhor the straight line.
2
He did not abhor the company of rich men; he sought it.
3
I abhor myself; a toad is not so vile as I am.
4
Sir, we abhor the idea of making a conquest of our countrymen.
5
We both love the Constitution, respect the King, and abhor the French.
6
Piety was supposed not to abhor, but to exult in the exploit.
7
Filipinos wish for the friendship of America and abhor militarism and deceit.
8
They are jerked up into the laps of people whom they abhor.
9
I abhor the sea, and am peevish with every creature about me.
10
The sinner shall not brood upon his sin, save to abhor it.
11
And I abhor such as you, and I will never, never consent.
12
He had been taught to abhor people who did this wicked thing.
13
I abhor myself as much as I do you, you black villain.
14
Let love abhor what is evil, and cleave to what is good.
15
I should abhor these clandestine correspondences, were they not forced upon me.
16
I am a married man-bound, fettered by a tie which I abhor.
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United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common