hideous

Example Sentences

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Rathnayake charged him a ball later and was caught skying a hideous swipe.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 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

The accompanying photo portraits are mostly hideous, in Ms. Wiles’s case also ill-mannered and unkind.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

When we meet Yee’s shifting character, he first resembles a hideous beast reminiscent of F.W.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

He ate his food in tiny, fastidious bites, hideous bites, napkin pressed to carved lips after each forkful.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby