ugly

Example Sentences

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"It was an ugly, ugly game," Towns said.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

The same would not apply to the ugly conversations of the day before.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

“We will no longer live in the shadow of our ugly past,” Mayor Andrew Ginther, a Democrat, said at the time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

The expansion likely will lead to some first-round games, and even some early knockout-round games, that will be ugly to watch.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Of course, her gaze went straight to that ugly molasses tank rising up in the distance.

From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis