He likes to watch the fishing-boats, but he abhors the steamers which put into his little harbour, and the excursionists who come by them he accounts as heathens and accursed.
This therefore shows us how God abhors that man that for sin has lost himself.
For if God abhors those who lose hope, He also laughs at those who in false hope put their trust.
I have observed that no man more than you abhors the manners and behaviour of the common herd.
As for thee, boy, who thinkest to carry off so safely a prize more due to my earnest love than to thy idle philandering, why dost thou not rise from that flowery bank, and tear from my bosom the life which so abhors thine?
For he abhors the name of poverty, And will grow sick to hear it spoke by those Whom he intends to raise.
Though this abhors from reason, yet I'll try it, And call her forth and presently take leave.
Darwin's statement that "Nature abhors perpetual self-fertilisation" seems to be as far from the truth as that which declares "Nature abhors a vacuum.
Unsophisticated Nature abhors this doctrine infinitely more than she was ever conceived to abhor a vacuum.
Oratory, like the Drama, abhors lengthiness; like the Drama, it must be kept doing.
The worldabhors closeness, and all but admires extravagance.
As a man loves gold, in that proportion he hates to be imposed upon by counterfeits; and in proportion as a man has regard for that which is above price and better than gold, he abhors that hypocrisy which is but its counterfeit.
In all its adaptations and aptitudes, it demands union and abhors separation.
How can any one who abhorsthe oppression of negroes be in favour of degrading classes of white people?
Shall one whom she so much abhors be luxuriously supplied from her bounty?
It is habit which drives him on to commit the deed which his heart abhors and which his very soul loathes.
In spite of the protests of his weakened will the trained nerves continue to repeat the acts even when the doer abhors them.
He abhors it in Pocasset, America, and his followers threaten to hang the only consistent follower of Jehovah who has come amongst them.
He was never so much discredited as in one act, and that was of parliament, which gives hostlers privilege before him, for which he abhors it more than a corrupt judge.
He abhors a gentleman because he is most unlike himself, and repines as much at his manner of living as if he maintained him.
Every face of his coin is a new image, which he adores with the highest veneration; yet takes upon him to be protector of that he worshippeth, which he fears to keep and abhors to lose, not daring to trust either any other god or his own.
Flesh on a Friday is more abomination to him than his neighbour's bed: he more abhors not to uncover at the name of Jesus than to swear by the name of God.
Nature abhors bare rock, barren sand, and empty water, and never ceases to try to bring it under that beautiful covering of green plants and active vegetable life which supports both man and animals.
In such cases, Nature, whoabhors bare ground, is endeavouring to clothe it with useful vegetation.
We live in an age whichabhors introductions as fiercely as Nature abhors a vacuum, and I beg you to leave it with me to adjust what you are about to deliver to the principles of my philosophy.
The carnal man abhors the truth, and he would give his life to crush the tender plant before the harvest time.
The carnal man abhors the spirit law, because it takes away his liberty to live in sin; beneath its light he cannot satisfy his passions and desires.
It scattered about six kids for Jim and the same-sized bunch for me--enough to prove that human natureabhors the inter-marrying of men as Jim and I had tried it.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "abhors" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
