She likes this one; she is indifferent to that; she detests a third; but reasons for these prejudices are rarely given.
That is Thomas Huxley," she informed him; "he is a perfectly wonderful investigator, and detests all sentimentality.
For this reason, he too, like the members of the hunt, cordially detests the use of wire for fencing, now becoming so frequent.
The keeper detests this bird's-nesting; not that he cares much about the pigeons, but because his pheasants are frequently disturbed just at the season when he wishes them to enjoy perfect quiet.
He that intrusted his secret to me but the other day, now is furious, and detests me just as though I had divulged all I know.
A dishonest man detests the righteous, and the upright in their ways detest the wicked.
Yahweh detests the thoughts of the wicked, but the thoughts of the pure are pleasing.
Yahweh detests differing weights, and dishonest scales are not pleasing.
Nimrood, who was fortunately absent, detests Europeans, and would probably have made matters even worse for us.
Do not have much to do with Malak; he detests Europeans.
She arrives at a point in life when she no longer has passion, desire, or even curiosity; she detests life, and dreads death because she does not know that there is another world.
The Lord detests a false balance, But a just balance is his delight.
The Lord detests the evil-minded, But is well pleased with him who lives uprightly.
Nobody cares any longer for John Russell; everybody detests Gladstone; Disraeli has no influence in the country, and a very doubtful position with his own party.
But seriously, old fellow, I am sure that Julia detests Perry-Morton.
In vain her brother tries to convince me that she detests me.
He despises and detests Laboulaye, the oracle of the Centre Gauche.
You know in your soul," she replied, "that she detests him; and you know she would sacrifice her life this moment sooner than marry him.
And, what is stranger still, she knows the state of the girl's affections, and that she at present detests Dunroe.
He detests the means by which you have risen to power!
The governor detests him, Because he hath, whene'er occasion served, Stood stoutly up for right and liberty.
Ah, my dear baronne, he is a bad fellow; he detests me, and I have no love for him.
She detests me because I happen to have youth and beauty on my side.
The Cock The God of Mionoseki detests cocks and hens and everything pertaining to these birds, and the inhabitants respect his very marked dislike.
Still less is the fear of punishment purely servile, when it leads a just man, who already detests sin as an offense against God, to detest it as involving punishment from God.
Hate of that which is not evil (as hate of God or of the neighbor), is naturally subsequent to other sins, for it is only a nature already corrupt that detests true goodness.
Examples: Balbus detests idolatry, but in order to show courtesy he helps a pagan to burn incense before an idol, or he assists in the repairing of a pagan shrine, though his act is looked on as a sign of worship.
Then come the movements of love, which detests sin for its own sake, and of filial fear, which offers satisfaction to God out of reverence.
Envy is opposed to the neighbor's good relatively, in so far as it is considered an obstacle to one's own glory, but hate detests another's good absolutely.
No one detests the Church and detests Socialism more than he; both of these moral forces are equally repulsive to his individualistic spirit.
You know that the gamekeeper offers me a day or two when the woodcocks come in; and Batts detests old Binstock.
My father detests it; I scarcely know why, but have heard that he has good reason.
He even put himself out to be nice to the black dog from Airole, which is my shadow now, and detests the Prince as openly as he secretly detests it.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "detests" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
