ugly
Example Sentences
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I’m choosing to pierce through all the ugly noise that surrounds the tournament and remember what it’s like watching your first World Cup as a child.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026
Domestic airfares surging, hotel room rates soaring, and gas prices at the pump north of $4 a gallon is an ugly combination.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
The price of gasoline rose an ugly 7% and has climbed 40.5% over the last year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
The sarcasm was so ugly, Dream coach Karl Smesko challenged the obvious foul as if he hoped it would momentarily shut her up.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
The miller and his nine ugly sons and his one pretty daughter and the three soldiers all stared at me, and then at something on the ground.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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