ugly
Example Sentences
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"It was an ugly, ugly game," Towns said.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
Rodrigo's as likely to reveal her ugly side – jealousy, obsession, self-destructive decision making – as she is to rant about her feckless exes.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Those years gave me an early and ugly lesson in mob mentality and collective cruelty.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
They can hurt households, squeeze margins, and show up ugly in survey data.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026
On the outside, she was pretty enough—blond hair, watery blue eyes, upturned nose—but if a smile can make an ordinary person beautiful, a scowl can make a beautiful person ugly.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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