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
The author tells us about these hideous people.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026
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
He rose to his feet, struck a valiant and determined attitude, all pointing hands and jutting hips—and collapsed with a hideous thump into the bottom of the boat.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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