hideous

Example Sentences

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With such a hideous start to the campaign, getting back in the hunt must feel like the second chance they thought they'd never have.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

They stumbled on a hideous flesh wall, and encountered fearsome government scientist Dr Kay, played by Terminator star Linda Hamilton.

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2025

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

That two of them involve hideous versions of childbirth isn’t accidental.

From Salon • Nov. 9, 2025

Maybe he’d divined in me—correctly—this cowardice, this hideous pack instinct which would enable me to fall into step without question.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt