Sentence examples for thoroughly disliked from inspiring English sources

He thoroughly disliked much that was characteristic of Belgian culture.

They thoroughly disliked each other at first, only to be drawn close upon the German invasion of Hungary.

Although she thoroughly disliked being pushed around on sanctions, she was never in doubt that apartheid was bound to fail.

Many, such as Mr Yeltsin's daughter, Tatiana Dyachenko, widely believed to be the schemer behind Mr Primakov's downfall, are thoroughly disliked.

Her favorite was Dr. Brown's, which I thought lacked root beer character, while I was the biggest advocate of Fitz's, which she thoroughly disliked.

Thoroughly disliked by Southern conservatives, Mahone lost an election for governor in 1889, but he remained a potent political power in Virginia until his death.

And I thoroughly dislike a big, busy, lifeless abstract painting by the Swiss Pia Fries, whose impasto paint-mongering suggests a tin-eyed concession by Hickey to a kind of art — expressive painting — that I suspect doesn't really interest him.

Many Jews have long regarded Mrs Clinton as weak on Israel, and thoroughly dislike her public embrace of Palestinians and her calls for the establishment of a Palestinian state.

"It is absolutely ridiculous that people should choose to go around looking like letter boxes; and I thoroughly dislike any attempt by any – invariably male – government to encourage such demonstrations of 'modesty'," he wrote.

Actually, if I had any spare time and didn't so thoroughly dislike speaking in public, I would show up with a colander on my head and try to get on the list to offer a prayer (they can call it an invocation if they want, but I know praying when I hear it) at Glendale City Council some Tuesday evening.

I'd always claimed that I disliked myself thoroughly, but it turned out that my list of "favourables" was longer than my "unfavourables".