ugliness

Example Sentences

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Not all librarians have experienced strife and ugliness during years of political division.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

"It is pure intention: if there is chaos, it is authored chaos: if it is ugly, it is designed ugliness; if it is absurd, it is willed absurdity."

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

The ugliness of the comment prompted Rick Wilson—former Republican strategist, he of the magnanimous Lincoln Project—to step forward.

From Slate • Feb. 12, 2026

Show creator Norman Lear made the ugliness funny by using Meathead to expose Archie’s ignorance.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025

“You know about the ugliness in people. You showed me the pictures. You use all the sad, weak parts of a man, and God knows he has them.”

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck