How to Use distaste in a Sentence
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In vast swaths of the city, distaste for Trump turned to hatred.
—Matt Sedensky, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Apr. 2023
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In attesting his innocence, Mr. Bol’s team has pointed to the athlete’s upstanding record, distaste for needles and overall good character.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2023
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The Republican crossover votes in Alabama could largely be attributable to distaste for Moore.
—Eric Bradner, CNN, 14 Dec. 2017
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Regardless of your taste (or distaste) for all things horror or thrill-related, an adventurous and curious mindset can benefit everyone.
—Margee Kerr, Discover Magazine, 26 Oct. 2018
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As China looks ahead to a new American administration, opinions on the front-running Mrs. Clinton veer from admiration, mostly among women and civil libertarians, to distaste, mostly among male policy makers and an often nationalistic public.
—Didi Kirsten Tatlow, New York Times, 10 July 2016
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An edge of distaste that lurks in the eyes of all white people.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2023
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Minaj has expressed her distaste for the track in the past.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 1 Jan. 2024
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Oher has been public for years about his distaste for the film.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2023
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Paul Valéry wrote that taste is made of a thousand distastes.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 12 Feb. 2024
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Beyond her distaste for the MCU, Paltrow was asked which of her film roles has stayed with her over the years.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 7 Dec. 2023
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This is not the first time Minaj has expressed her distaste for the hit single.
—Carita Rizzo, Rolling Stone, 2 Jan. 2024
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The shoot was inspired by Danielle's own distaste for her look at her 2012 nuptials.
—Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2023
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The groups were united over their distaste for Netanyahu.
—Josef Federman, ajc, 2 Nov. 2022
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One common ground unites them, however: a distaste for the Houthis.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 8 Apr. 2022
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In advance of the new season, which premiered April 22, Quinn shared her distaste for the show's narrative of her in a tweet.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com, 10 May 2022
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In an Instagram post, Madonna voiced her distaste for the project.
—ELLE, 3 July 2022
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But the mayor’s distaste for drill goes beyond what his own police force says.
—Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2022
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Your distaste for mainstream pop music leads you to leave out most female singers.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2023
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Some, who appeared less attached to the Staples Center title, joked about their distaste for the new name.
—NBC News, 18 Nov. 2021
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This is hyperbole, of course, born of a lofty critic’s deep distaste for his target.
—Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ, 6 Oct. 2023
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Tommy, however, is less able to cover his distaste for the straight life.
—Dean Kuipers, SPIN, 8 Jan. 2023
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The water districts, on the other hand, have signaled their distaste for the proposal.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2022
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Then a pandemic pushed our distaste for this custom to the side to help restaurants and workers survive.
—Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2022
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Hogan has long been upfront about his distaste for Trump as president.
—Meg Kinnard and Brian Witte, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Mar. 2023
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Meanwhile, the GOP base is on fire, passionate in its distaste for the way Biden has handled the presidency.
—Chris Cillizza, CNN, 10 Feb. 2022
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Moore’s distaste for screen projects, however, isn’t new.
—Alexandra Del Rosariostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2022
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Whether it’s because of the exhaust, strong styling, or the murmurs of folks expressing their distaste for the pretentious, a Porsche is bound to be noticed.
—Jacob Kurowicki, Car and Driver, 10 Dec. 2021
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The couple have since broken up, and Joseph would be happy to find a girlfriend — although his distaste for dating apps and his busy lifestyle tend to get in the way.
—Emy Lacroix, Peoplemag, 19 Aug. 2023
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As a bloc, the conservative justices have not taken great pains to conceal their distaste for the 1973 ruling.
—Emily Cooke, The New Republic, 6 May 2022
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But distaste was evident in their pained grins, and their eyes betrayed fresh apprehension of me.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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Allenby reassures him that his distaste is to be expected.
—Maureen Dowd, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
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There’s also a general distaste for how the tabloid press continues to operate.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 20 Jan. 2026
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That’s why, even when a team with six losses sits a ways away from panic, Caruso finds distaste when licking his wounds.
—Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
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The more traditional right appears to be falling apart at the seams in large part over its distaste with the radical right.
—Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 27 Dec. 2025
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But there’s another thread of mutual distaste running through the conflict.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 23 Dec. 2025
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