How to Use repugnant in a Sentence

repugnant

adjective
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  • The irony is that both Michael Spender and John Auden came to think of empire as repugnant.
    — Neel Mukherjee, WSJ, 23 Aug. 2018
  • The sole difference between the normal clients and the repugnant clients is the fee.
    — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 8 July 2021
  • Not long ago, the act of saving sounded repugnant to me.
    — Darnell Mayberry | , cleveland, 15 July 2023
  • And, by the way, Fonda wasn't the only repugnant person on the left to go after a Trump child.
    — Fox News, 22 June 2018
  • Excess is repugnant to Mr. David, and calling it out has been a through line in his work.
    — Ruth La Ferla, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
  • The decision by the person in the video was wrong, repugnant, and pointless.
    — Annie Vainshtein, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Sep. 2022
  • Click through above to see some of the most heinous and repugnant designs ever put to fabric!
    — Dan Carson, Houston Chronicle, 7 Dec. 2019
  • In time, the idea of a strait-laced life starts to sound a little repugnant, the idea of a job behind a desk or counter a touch insulting.
    — John Koopman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2023
  • What to think — what to do — about great artists whose politics are repugnant?
    — Nancy Kline, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2017
  • Elon Musk sells $2M worth of his 'repugnant' new perfume.
    — Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Smith said on the air that Carlson's attack was repugnant.
    — David Bauder, Star Tribune, 27 Sep. 2020
  • During the trial, jurors came face-to-face with the repugnant views of the defendants.
    — Frida Ghitis, CNN, 24 Nov. 2021
  • Except in this week’s episode, things are openly repugnant, even in the daylight.
    — Emma Dibdin, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 Aug. 2018
  • Does that repugnant notion deserve its full day in court, where somber judges weigh both sides?
    — Star Tribune, 16 Nov. 2020
  • In the first two games combined, the Clippers shot a repugnant 9-of-32 on threes with at least six feet of space between the shooter and defender.
    — Shane Young, Forbes, 14 June 2021
  • The concept of closing the doors to immigrants is repugnant to the concept of America.
    — Jo Ann Zuniga, Houston Chronicle, 9 May 2018
  • This was repugnant to see a campaign sign festooned on our property, on the White House, with a big iron gate outside so that the people can’t even come in.
    — Madison Dibble, Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2020
  • Even Domingo, who plays the sinister and repugnant X, looks dapper as hell in his silk shirts, linen pants, and flashy rattlesnake shoes.
    — Jasmin Hernandez, Harper's BAZAAR, 30 June 2021
  • Eventually his antics were so repugnant that the Church was obliged to remove him from his post.
    — Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 June 2019
  • What was repugnant about Trump's remark was not his use of a vulgarity in a White House meeting.
    — Jeff Darcy, cleveland.com, 17 Jan. 2018
  • But this isn’t just about one comedian and one repugnant word.
    — Ruben Navarrette, The Mercury News, 7 June 2017
  • This looks to have applied to Bolsonaro, whose fondness for saying repugnant things is no secret.
    — Ryan Lloyd, Vox, 26 Oct. 2018
  • So much so, that brands are sure to put all kinds of caveats in a celebrity contract to try and protect themselves from any repugnant celebrity behavior.
    — Rob Fallon, Forbes, 6 May 2022
  • Trump backed away from those earlier repugnant comments, and most Republicans, elected and rank-and-file, are clear about who the bad guy is here.
    — Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 28 Feb. 2022
  • The second repugnant aspect of the Texas law is its system of enforcement, redolent of the methods used by the secret police in fascist regimes.
    — Frida Ghitis, CNN, 1 Sep. 2021
  • Has there ever been a concept so repugnant as the private college counselor?
    — Evan Mandery, Time, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Fox Odoi-Oywelowo, one of the few lawmakers who opposed the bill, called it repugnant and retrogressive.
    — Rael Ombuor, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Hundley never reached those heights while leading his teams to two mid-tier bowl victories and a 3-0 record against those repugnant rivals across town.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2022
  • The Russian regime's smearing of Evan is repugnant, disgusting and based on calculated and transparent lies.
    — Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 18 July 2024
  • Israel says South Africa's accusations of genocide are false, outrageous, and morally repugnant.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 28 May 2024

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