How to Use revile in a Sentence

revile

verb
  • Many people reviled him for his callous behavior.
  • The site has been renowned and reviled for such lightning scoops.
    — Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Time to give more head space to those who revile him, and their reasons why.
    — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 2 Jan. 2020
  • He was beloved by people as much as he was reviled by people.
    — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2024
  • He is reviled in San Diego and has been called a traitor by fans.
    — Todd Harmonson, Orange County Register, 12 Jan. 2017
  • Tebow is too revered for his own good; Kaepernick is too reviled.
    — Mike Bianchi, OrlandoSentinel.com, 19 July 2017
  • Chardonnay — no grape on the planet is so revered and so reviled at the same time.
    — Dave Eckert, kansascity.com, 24 May 2017
  • Now, of course, spam emails are as ubiquitous as they are reviled.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
  • In his time, the Baptist preacher was reviled as much as he was loved.
    — Andrea K. McDaniels, baltimoresun.com, 4 Apr. 2018
  • Many weeds are reviled for no good reason—blacklisted for a lack of good looks.
    — Molly Marquand, Good Housekeeping, 28 July 2016
  • He was feared by world powers, but also revered and reviled by his own subjects.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Something in me reviled at reading many books on the subject.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
  • She’s been both revered and reviled in her short but expanding career.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 31 July 2024
  • There is, of course, truth to the statement that billionaires are reviled.
    — Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
  • From a young age, they are taught to revile Jews and to embrace martyrdom.
    — Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 15 Aug. 2014
  • The franchise's devotees have reviled the property for half that time.
    — Matt Patches, Esquire, 4 May 2015
  • The scent is both revered and reviled for its powerful sillage—the trail a perfume leaves behind.
    — Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
  • Twenty years later, she was reviled for the same decision and called an enabler.
    — Elizabeth Toohey, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 May 2020
  • And true, it was mostly critically reviled at the time of its release.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 18 Jan. 2024
  • She is reviled by the old boys’ club of a multibillion-dollar industry.
    — Jeff Maillet, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 Apr. 2018
  • Mr Taylor is still popular in some places—and reviled in others.
    — The Economist, 5 Oct. 2017
  • Johnson is reviled by critics who brand him a racist and a serial liar, a man whose thirst for power knows no bounds.
    — Alexander Smith, NBC News, 18 June 2019
  • Suicide Squad, though a financial hit, was even more reviled a few months later.
    — Isaac Feldberg, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2019
  • It is reviled on the left for hurting poor people and reviled on the far-right for not going far enough to cut spending.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 4 July 2025
  • Glass was so reviled, the nickname for people wearing them was Glassholes.
    — Geoffrey A. Fowler, Washington Post, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Few things are reviled in life quite like the middle seat—in fact, some hotels even offer upgrades to those who've been stuffed there en route.
    — Gilbert Ott, CNT, 19 July 2017
  • Fans who have been around since 2002 have seen Cena go from beloved to reviled and back again a few times.
    — Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 18 July 2024
  • In the documentary, Hogan appears at peace with the fact he is beloved by some and reviled by many others.
    — Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
  • But in Year 2 at Colorado, a celebrity persona both revered and reviled won’t be enough.
    — Christopher Kamrani, The Athletic, 29 Aug. 2024
  • They may be reviled as a scourge of urban living, but most of the world's cockroaches don't scurry anywhere near a city.
    — National Geographic, 26 May 2017

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