The phrase "abhorrent at" is not commonly used in written English and may sound awkward.
It can be used when expressing strong disapproval or disgust towards a specific action or behavior, but it is more typical to use "abhorrent to" or "abhorrent in."
Example: "The actions of the organization were abhorrent at best, showing a complete disregard for human rights."
Alternatives: "repugnant to" or "offensive in".
Dr Lisa Doyle, head of advocacy, the Refugee Council, said: "It's utterly abhorrent that at the stroke of a pen a Government official can deprive someone of their freedom indefinitely, without them having being charged with or convicted of any crime".
As reported by The Huffington Post, one of the party's attendees, who claimed she was turned away, took to her Facebook and wrote: "This weekend I was privy to both explicitly racist and absolutely abhorrent behavior at Yale's chapter of the SAE fraternity.
It's fundamentally abhorrent because at the core it places party over country.
"Protesters don't just yell abhorrent things at people; they surround people and engulf them as they walk down the sidewalk," she said.
"This weekend I was privy to both explicitly racist and absolutely abhorrent behavior at Yale's chapter of the SAE fraternity," Petros-Gouin wrote in a separate post on Facebook.
As abhorrent as spectacles like the execution of Mr. Wood are, they could at least serve the purpose of accelerating that process.
We also support the SAFE Act, which would permanently protect U.S. horses from being slaughtered for food here or anywhere; and the AWARE Act, which would require agricultural research at federal facilities, such as the abhorrent tactics uncovered at the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, to meet certain basic welfare standards outlined in the Animal Welfare Act.
"We are in a terrible position, it is abhorrent for everyone at Pearson.
Such was the lust for victory that abhorrent behaviour was at the very least condoned, perhaps even suggested, by coaches.
