atrocious

Example Sentences

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Her viral “SNL” sketch “Haircut” — in which Padilla goes to dinner with friends, disturbing them with her atrocious haircut — was created at Groundlings, where it killed.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

“It’s atrocious how secretive they are with these sorts of taxpayer-funded events,” said David Cuillier, director of The Freedom of Information Project at the University of Florida.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026

“How many times will ABC’s leadership enable Kimmel’s atrocious behavior at the expense of our community,” she wrote on X.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Then, during a Palm Sunday Mass in St Peter's Square, the Pope said the conflict between Iran, Israel and the US was "atrocious" and that Jesus could not be used to justify war.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

“When the neighbor arrived back home,” I continue, “she snuck to the house of los Viejos at night and dumped the jar of atrocious bugs into their kitchen window.”

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera