Example sentences for: despised

How can you use “despised” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • But most of all, they despised the way he eroded the nobles’ power and smoothed the path to an increasingly absolutist monarchy.

  • Mulattoes are despised as mongrels.

  • Thus the Ku Klux Klan wore the vestments of the Catholics they despised, and the John Birch Society organized itself in secret cells and front groups modeled on the Communist foe.

  • Explicitly disobeying Chatterbox's instructions, many entries contained the despised "-gate" suffix, including the three most popular entries--"Fornigate" (23 submissions), "Tailgate" (13), and "Zippergate" (12).

  • Many people despised Barkely for his big mouth and poor manners.


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