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
She imagined herself forced to wrestle a huge and hideous Egyptian in the arena.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 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
Overnight my finger had become more hideous than Antony Ralston's backpass against Switzerland at last year's Euros.
From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025
“If he believes I played that vile hideous joke he has a right to think what he likes of me, and never talk to me again, never see me again.”
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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