ugly

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Others were more sympathetic but still unsettled by what he was doing not only to himself but also to his teenage children, who will have to deal with the ugly reactions of social-media ghouls.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

It was ugly, basic - on this occasion unsuccessful, although Maguire did have a header cleared off the line by Yukinari Sugawara in a rare moment of danger for Japan's defence.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

The primary colors are drab grays and ugly browns.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Then February registered a bearish hanging man, and March nearly two-thirds through looks like an ugly bearish engulfing candle that was rejected at its highs near the very round $100 number.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

In her imaginary world of Mariposa, Natalie had turned the ugly, monstrous pythons into dragons and sent brave knights out to slay them.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz