hideous
Example Sentences
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He walked seven batters every nine innings, which is hideous.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026
Cowan added: "If you've got those egregious videos, where someone's putting out a hideous deepfake, they're not going to worry about adding that label."
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026
With such a hideous start to the campaign, getting back in the hunt must feel like the second chance they thought they'd never have.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026
She imagined herself forced to wrestle a huge and hideous Egyptian in the arena.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025
His face was working, from his throat came those dry hideous sobs.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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