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Examples of dislike in a Sentence
we have a strong dislike for olives and wouldn't eat them even if we were paid
the public's general dislike of negative campaign ads
Recent Examples of dislike from the Web
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FC Cincinnati fans have had no problem expressing their own dislike for the team and fans in purple.
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Last month, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson seemed to suggest that regime change was the intent of the Trump administration, which has made no secret of its dislike of the Islamic Republic.
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But that being said, Adele has been very candid about her dislike for touring in the past.
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Both presidents had a very strong dislike for the press.
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A lively mix of opinions as to what has been overused, will soon look dated, and personal dislikes.
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One factor, based on other post-election surveys, was their dislike of Clinton, whose negative ratings were nearly as high as Trump’s.
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Sentance and board members have expressed their dislike for the ACT Aspire in recent months and need the waiver in order to keep from having to renew the ACT Aspire contract for another year.
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The Emiratis also have found themselves in favor with the new Washington administration, whose strong dislike for both Iran and Sunni Islamists fits well with UAE policy priorities.
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First Known Use of dislike
1567
dislike
Definition of dislike
transitive verb
1 : to regard with dislike : disapprove
2 archaic : displease
3 obsolete : to show aversion to
disliker
nounExamples of dislike in a Sentence
I dislike basketball, but I enjoy baseball.
Most people dislike it when they are told what to do.
Recent Examples of dislike from the Web
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The survey allows community members to share their thoughts on the latest feasibility study, their likes and dislikes as well as overall concerns.
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Most who work for Uber are gig-worker drivers, who disliked his prohibition on tips — something the company just reversed.
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A Bannon protégé who lacks his mentor’s dark intellectual pretensions, Boyle is reportedly disliked by some on the right, including former colleagues at The Daily Caller who are said to have widely mocked him behind his back.
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The French, and indeed all of Europe, lapped it up, reveling in the sight of the fresh-faced leader—just 39, making his debut on the world stage—standing up to a U.S. President nearly twice his age and deeply disliked in Europe.
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That includes promoting the Muslim Brotherhood, whose advocacy of Islam through the ballot box is disliked by some Gulf monarchs.
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Why, then, do confident Germans increasingly dislike the United States?
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Ramirez, who grew to dislike hospitals as a child, took her own pillows, sheets, comforter, nightgowns, family photographs, slow cooker and coffee machine to the bone marrow transplant wing.
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Sen. Robert Nichols, R-Jacksonville, said the 101 public school superintendents in his district dislike the education savings accounts, but like the provisions that would save small, rural schools money.
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First Known Use of dislike
1567
DISLIKE Defined for English Language Learners
dislike
playDefinition of dislike for English Language Learners
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: a feeling of not liking or approving of something or someone
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: something that you do not like, approve of, or enjoy
dislike
Definition of dislike for English Language Learners
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: to not like (something or someone) : to feel dislike for (something or someone)
DISLIKE Defined for Kids
Definition of dislike for Students
: a strong feeling of not liking or approving She quickly took a dislike to the game.
Definition of dislike for Students
disliked
;disliking
: to not like or approve of
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