hideous
Example Sentences
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Even more striking than the population growth of unicorns has been their swelling sizes, which has set off a portmantavalanche of hideous new classifications.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
Besides, D.C. could even offer the DNC a solution to what is otherwise sure to be a process full of hideous legal and political dilemmas.
From Slate ● May 26, 2026
Rathnayake charged him a ball later and was caught skying a hideous swipe.
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2026
The accompanying photo portraits are mostly hideous, in Ms. Wiles’s case also ill-mannered and unkind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
His face was working, from his throat came those dry hideous sobs.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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