hideous

Example Sentences

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Most of us have received at least one Christms present that missed the mark - a jumper that doesn't fit, a hideous ornament or a perfume you don't like.

From BBC • Dec. 25, 2025

They stumbled on a hideous flesh wall, and encountered fearsome government scientist Dr Kay, played by Terminator star Linda Hamilton.

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2025

That two of them involve hideous versions of childbirth isn’t accidental.

From Salon • Nov. 9, 2025

“What a horrible story! What a hideous play!” a theater critic for the Daily Telegraph lamented after the London premiere of “Hedda Gabler” in 1891.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025

And I myself preferred not to see him in strong sunshine, for his pale, membranic skin was no barrier to the light, which pierced deep into the flesh and illumined it to a hideous translucency.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya