" He pretends to be a friend, but in reality he is a suitor- a detestable suitor- and the ties of business bind you closer! "Flowing Gold" by Rex Beach

He could not understand the man's motive for such detestable treachery and falsehood. "Thelma" by Marie Corelli

The male birds remind me of a detestable class of conceited men, that one must see daily in the city, whose gallantry is all affectation, and who never for a moment lose sight of themselves or their own importance. "A Day Of Fate" by E. P. Roe