ghastly

Example Sentences

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“And really, it’s ghastly what we have to do to make our features show up on the screen. Completely different from what we’d wear out and about on an ordinary day.”

From Literature

David Wall, who has lived on the street for 44 years, said the piles of dumped black bags had contained dirty nappies, food waste and even a dead rat which caused a ghastly smell.

From BBC

In an interview to mark the fifth anniversary of Everard's murder, Sir Mark said "several ghastly cases of police officers committing awful offences against women" were bound to affect people's trust in the Met Police.

From BBC

What do you get the woman who has everything — if “everything” constitutes a collection of ghastly hats, a Grinchian disdain for Christmas and a giant golden cage from which she manages the occasional stiff smile?

From Salon

Next to the article is an advertisement for Liver Salt, some sort of ghastly drink promising “inner cleanliness.”

From Literature