hideous

Example Sentences

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But sometimes it’s easier to believe a pretty lie over a hideous truth.

From Literature

“They still have to get through the first half of this year, which is going to be hideous,” Vernon said.

From The Wall Street Journal

“It really is a gargantuanly hideous picture. I chose it to hide the safe on the reckoning that nobody could possibly want to steal it.”

From Literature

“No, I’m picturing hundreds of your hideous mug menacing the entire world,” Door said.

From Literature

Car manufacturers that continued to churn out hideous gas guzzlers have long since vanished.

From The Wall Street Journal