ugly
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"I cannot describe it. I mean, it looks ugly, really ugly," the 69-year-old said, peering through its corroding gates.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
But she brushed off the barbs, saying: "I am toothy, dumpy, ugly, overweight, a spinster – what the hell."
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
France might boast the most talented roster at the 2026 World Cup, but to reach the quarterfinals, the team also had to get ready for the ugly side of a beautiful game.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
The U.S. soccer team showed it still can’t punch past top World Cup talent during an ugly knockout loss to Belgium, but it hopes it helped grow the game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
He looked at the bald spot he’d made in the lawn, an ugly eyesore, and stood up to retrieve the sod patches and pat them back down.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
But the situation is much uglier for the Raiders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
Things could well get uglier before they get better for England.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
It only got uglier from there, leaving the Trojans’ tournament hopes in a tenuous place and their frustrated head coach with his own head in his hands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2026
Here’s where silver gets uglier than rare earths.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 30, 2025
Pinkus explained how when times got ugly, things got uglier for some people than for other people.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
Still, the settlement agreement bars either side from appealing Liman’s ruling, potentially drawing one of Hollywood’s ugliest recent legal fights to a close.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
“It was probably the ugliest environment that I’ve been in,” said one respondent.
From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026
The pair clearly reinforce each other’s ugliest tendencies.
From Salon ● Feb. 18, 2026
The site was designed by a young team led by architect Norman Engleback and was voted "Britain's ugliest building" by readers of the Daily Mail when it first opened in October 1967.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2026
I say, “I think this is the ugliest place I’ve ever seen. Not just here. The whole state.”
From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
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