Use abhors in a sentence | example usage from the newswires

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How to use the word abhors in a Sentence?

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[ The government ] craves economic stability and prioritizes job growth above all else, but its policies are leading to precisely the outcomes it abhors or wants to avoid, it will be a big challenge for the government to keep stability in the crosshairs this year, without resorting to further infrastructure stimulus, which it supposedly wishes to downplay, and further budgetary and monetary easing. – George Magnus	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Nothing is a greater stranger to my breast, or a sin that my soul more abhors, than that black and detestable one, ingratitude. – George Washington	added by ValidVibes 3 years ago
Freedom abhors the spirit of slavery. – Haimer abdou	added by haimerart_1 3 years ago
South Korea's various liberal forces are less open to stationing America's THAAD on ROK territory, which China abhors. – Sean King Park Strategies	added by InitiatedCall 7 years ago
What should I say about life? That it's long and abhors transparence. – Joseph Brodsky	added by anonymous 10 years ago
Nature abhors a vacuum. When a head lacks brains, nature fills it with conceit. – Author Unknown	added by anonymous 13 years ago
Nature abhors a vacuum, and if I can only walk with sufficient carelessness I am sure to be filled. – Henry David Thoreau	added by anonymous 14 years ago
Nature abhors a hero. For one thing, he violates the law of conservation of energy. For another, how can it be the survival of the fittest when the fittest keeps putting himself in situations where he is most likely to be creamed – Solomon Short	added by anonymous 14 years ago

[ The government ] craves economic stability and prioritizes job growth above all else, but its policies are leading to precisely the outcomes it abhors or wants to avoid, it will be a big challenge for the government to keep stability in the crosshairs this year, without resorting to further infrastructure stimulus, which it supposedly wishes to downplay, and further budgetary and monetary easing.

– George Magnus

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Nothing is a greater stranger to my breast, or a sin that my soul more abhors, than that black and detestable one, ingratitude.

– George Washington

added by ValidVibes
3 years ago

Freedom abhors the spirit of slavery.

– Haimer abdou

added by haimerart_1
3 years ago

South Korea's various liberal forces are less open to stationing America's THAAD on ROK territory, which China abhors.

– Sean King Park Strategies

added by InitiatedCall
7 years ago

What should I say about life? That it's long and abhors transparence.

– Joseph Brodsky

added by anonymous
10 years ago

Nature abhors a vacuum. When a head lacks brains, nature fills it with conceit.

– Author Unknown

added by anonymous
13 years ago

Nature abhors a vacuum, and if I can only walk with sufficient carelessness I am sure to be filled.

– Henry David Thoreau

added by anonymous
14 years ago

Nature abhors a hero. For one thing, he violates the law of conservation of energy. For another, how can it be the survival of the fittest when the fittest keeps putting himself in situations where he is most likely to be creamed

– Solomon Short

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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