atrociously

Example Sentences

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"The scourge of hunger... continues to atrociously plague a significant portion of humanity," he said, a day after the United Nations warned global hunger "is at record levels".

From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025

Sure, glowing praise must be couched when the opponent has been playing as atrociously as the Jets, who have won just once since November 6.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 1, 2023

“There’s this person who’s a repeat offender, who’s been behaving atrociously, and as opposed to shutting them down and shutting the production down, there’s an effort to save the movie and them.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2022

Shadow Culture Secretary, Lucy Powell, said the match was "chaotic, scary and atrociously managed", adding the "French authorities' handling of the final puts in doubt their ability to host such events in the future".

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2022

His voice was loud, warbled, and atrociously off-key.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill