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

As if the ugliness of the 120 minutes wasn't enough - the grisly battle, the hair-on-fire panic, the abysmal lack of anything resembling coherence or even competence - there was the disgrace of the post-match.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 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

She feels cleansed by the sea and the fog that shrouds the world’s ugliness, and believes there is happiness to be salvaged from the wreckage of her past.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025

There was an ugliness to the voice, half growl and half laugh.

From "The Honest Truth" by Dan Gemeinhart