"The words "your grand father has past away" were anathema to the little girl."
Absolutely awful example, because "past" is not a verb, it's a noun, as in "the distant past". "Passed away" is the correct word to use when referring to death in the form of a verb.
Example of proper usage: "The question from the moderator required actual thought, a word anathema to most talking heads on Fox News that were reviewing the presidential debate, as they weren't able to put their normal spin on the candidates' responses."
The group considered his actions anathema to their principles.
anathema means: something/someone that's hated or shunned.
That subject is anathema to him.
Obedience is anathema to Jacob.
An anathema is an object of loathing. An example sentence would be: She was his anathema at that time of his life.
This subject is anathema to everyone
this a sentence with the word anathema in it
Medicines are my anathema.
try anathema
A good way to use retentive in a sentence is... "How do you use the word retentive in a sentence?"
use it by saying- how can you use the word ebullient in a sentence?
Can you use the word concluding in a sentence? Done.
How do you use the word gerontology in a sentence?
How can you use the word infectious in a sentence
You can use the word Truss in a sentence like this.
"The plague that swept through the village acted as an anathema upon the local people." If you're looking for a definition, though, it means something that is deeply evil (perhaps religiously so, like the devil or sin) and/or cursed, or a thing that a person severely dislikes, or a severe affliction.
Just use it! Or do you mean, can you use the word beheld in a sentence.