How to use "abhor" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "abhor" in popular movie and book plots

  • This leads him to abhor violence.  - Oblivion (1994 film)
  • The final scene finds Piotr sitting in his car in the countryside, repeating in anguish, "I abhor it, I abhor it".  - Dekalog: Five
  • Jocelyn hardly loves Ralph - indeed, she seems to abhor him.  - To Have and to Hold
  • Though extremely wealthy, Savarone Fontini-Cristi has grown to abhor the Fascist regime of Il Duce, Benito Mussolini.  - The Gemini Contenders
  • Lily grew up surrounded by elegance and luxury—an atmosphere she cannot live without as she has learned to abhor "dinginess".  - The House of Mirth

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