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 same would not apply to the ugly conversations of the day before.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
And so I poured the ugly liquid into a small bottle and ran with it over the slippery, rain-washed streets of Haarlem.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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