How to Use distaste in a Sentence

distaste

1 of 2 verb
  • Public distaste for Dobbs, as was the case with Tipaldo, has been manifest.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2024
  • This distaste stokes opposition to the Social Democrats and the Greens.
    — Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025
  • That Never Was His reasoning, however, was not due to distaste for the song.
    — Abby Stern, Peoplemag, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Both players used their news conferences after the match to express disbelief and distaste at the criticism.
    — James Hansen, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026
  • That distaste for nonfiction is in line with his portfolio of imaginative stories.
    — Lex Goldstein, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
  • It could be distaste for the Netflix roast crew like Ross, Shane Gillis, and Tony Hinchcliffe.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 May 2026
  • College football is changing quickly, and Swinney is refusing to keep up based on his ego and distaste for different.
    — Joseph Goodman | [email protected], al, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Americans’ distaste for the prevailing grand strategy should come as no surprise, given its abysmal record over the past quarter century.
    — John Mearsheimer, Foreign Affairs, 13 June 2016
  • While our grandparents might not have been thinking of climate change, their frugality and distaste for waste kept them from viewing their possessions as disposable.
    — Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Grant said that interest likely comes from consumers’ distaste for consistently monitoring items.
    — Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Penn Station was more of a fortress, walled off from its neighbors by its grandeur, and, perhaps, by some Philadelphian distaste for the mean streets of New York.
    — William Finnegan, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Despite Devon’s distrust and distaste for Michaela over the weekend, the two come to an understanding as the ferry departs the dock, their futures left up in the air.
    — Francesca Gariano, People.com, 24 May 2025
  • Bella discovers her body’s capacity for pleasure early on in her second go-round at life, and the shock and distaste with which human society greets its public display soon after.
    — Katie Rife, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Most recently in her postpartum posting, Kuch took to social media to clap back at trolls, expressing disapproval and distaste for her second daughter's name.
    — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
  • In Paladino’s case, the rationale is distaste for density and perceived undesirable new tenants.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Historic distance and distaste between the parties Both Paxton’s and Platner’s flaws were well known prior to primary voting.
    — Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 18 June 2026
  • The Republican crossover votes in Alabama could largely be attributable to distaste for Moore.
    — Eric Bradner, CNN, 14 Dec. 2017
  • This distaste mirrors much of the progressive unease with pragmatism and moderation in foreign policy when those notions come into conflict with universal values.
    — Emma Ashford, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022
  • These differences—and Australians’ general distaste for Trump—were evident in the Lowy Institute’s polling.
    — Michael Fullilove, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2022
  • The data appears to undermine the conventional wisdom that British distaste for Meghan dominates the backlash against her and points to a new era in which strong opinions exist on both sides of the Atlantic.
    — William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Colonists’ distaste for taxes culminated in the Boston Tea Party in December 1773.
    — Samuel M. Riley, Baltimore Sun, 27 July 2024
  • Conversations in line frequently turn to general distaste for Washington, with some travelers openly calling for accountability.
    — Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The appeal to tax cuts taps into Americans’ general distaste for taxes and bureaucracy, all traits that Reagan, the original celebrity president, tapped into brilliantly during his two terms.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 28 June 2024
  • In his seven years in Room 200, Lee, who died early Tuesday morning of a heart attack at age 65, remained the hardworking, jovial guy known for his bushy mustache, corny dad jokes, mean pingpong skills, and distaste for the limelight and political spats.
    — Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Dec. 2017
  • Challengers Meghan Brown and Dara Ezzell-Pebworth have been the most vocal about their support for inclusive signs and distaste for vouchers, while incumbents Angie Redford and Lori Frasure, who chairs the board, have made their views less known.
    — Idaho Statesman, 29 Oct. 2025

distaste

2 of 2 noun
  • An edge of distaste that lurks in the eyes of all white people.
    — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Oher has been public for years about his distaste for the film.
    — Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Paul Valéry wrote that taste is made of a thousand distastes.
    — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Nolan’s distaste is palpable, up to a point.
    — David Denby, New Yorker, 21 June 2026
  • All three actors have since voiced their distaste with where season 8 left things.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 9 June 2026
  • But the mayor’s distaste for drill goes beyond what his own police force says.
    — Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2022
  • Your distaste for mainstream pop music leads you to leave out most female singers.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2023
  • How does each organelle balance the plant’s appetite for light with its distaste for too much?
    — Quanta Magazine, 4 May 2026
  • In certain instances, fans aren’t alone in their distaste for a show’s finale.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 9 June 2026
  • Other users are sharing their distaste.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Musk has been vocal about his distaste for remote work several times this year.
    — Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2022
  • This is not the first time Minaj has expressed her distaste for the hit single.
    — Carita Rizzo, Rolling Stone, 2 Jan. 2024
  • And right before the big show, Jake Paul tweeted his distaste.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Some might see their partner's blunt distaste for their work as a personal attack.
    — Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Tommy, however, is less able to cover his distaste for the straight life.
    — Dean Kuipers, SPIN, 8 Jan. 2023
  • This is hyperbole, of course, born of a lofty critic’s deep distaste for his target.
    — Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Others might balk due to distaste for gambling or concern about traffic.
    — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2022
  • Either way, the pitcher saw Johnson's distaste for trash talk and raised it a gif.
    — Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Iran’s leaders still had their old distaste for direct confrontation.
    — Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
  • In an Instagram post, Madonna voiced her distaste for the project.
    — ELLE, 3 July 2022
  • The firm has, historically, not been shy about its distaste for crypto.
    — Carlos Garcia, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2025
  • That disinterest and distaste was easy to see during the visit.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
  • 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
  • The shoot was inspired by Danielle's own distaste for her look at her 2012 nuptials.
    — Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2023
  • His distaste for the wealthy is not an uncommon feeling in the country, his defense argued.
    — Sierra Van Der Brug, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2026
  • Disgruntled fans have already began voicing their distaste for the design choice, and who can blame them?
    — Jhaan Elker, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2022
  • When she is fired and evicted during the holiday season, her distaste only grows.
    — Isa Luzarraga, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Dec. 2022
  • 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
  • But distaste is found across the political spectrum, Gallup says.
    — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 15 May 2026
  • But distaste for the word diet doesn't signal an aversion to no-calorie beverages.
    — Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN, 14 Dec. 2021

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