hideous

Example Sentences

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They just like to dress up in hideous red, white and blue get-ups and party the day away before they go home to watch "America's Got Talent."

From Salon

I took another picture from a lower angle, and it was also beyond hideous.

From Fox News

This transformation of the Soviet Union by Stalin from a beneficial left-wing movement into a hideous right-wing dictatorship was masterfully described by George Orwell in his famous novel from 1945, "Animal Farm."

From Salon

I’m going to pick somebody, and he’s going to be hideous, and that’s going to be the whole point,’” said the contestant.

From New York Times

This year, though, all the players wore the same hideous thing, something resembling a softball uniform with pajama bottoms for pants, a regrettable marketing decision that unnecessarily degraded a quaint and much-loved custom.

From Seattle Times