atrocious
Example Sentences
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She said Europe needed to face up to China’s authoritarian trajectory, including its refusal to condemn Russia’s “atrocious and illegal” invasion of Ukraine.
From Washington Post
When the confetti had cleared, the Hawkeyes refused to make an issue of Reese’s animated celebration, or of the patently atrocious officiating.
From Washington Post
In the process, atrocious conflicts would be launched in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia as the contagion of war spread.
From Salon
“It’s detailed, it’s consistent, it’s both astounding and atrocious. And we have no acceptance of responsibility and no showing of remorse whatsoever. Zero.”
From Washington Post
But what is more upsetting about sugar is its atrocious history.
From Salon
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