hideous

Example Sentences

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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

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

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

That two of them involve hideous versions of childbirth isn’t accidental.

From Salon • Nov. 9, 2025

“What a horrible story! What a hideous play!” a theater critic for the Daily Telegraph lamented after the London premiere of “Hedda Gabler” in 1891.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025

His face was working, from his throat came those dry hideous sobs.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya