hideously

Example Sentences

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When everyone is amazingly amazing at being amazing, however, the experience is so rote that you’ll be rooting for something to go hideously wrong.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

Jones convulsed hideously while Archerd stood quietly at his bedside.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2024

He’s just a hideously rich guy who wants to be president; this has never happened before, and would surely set a new precedent.

From Slate • Nov. 9, 2023

"Preventing our emergency services from reaching those who desperately need them is indefensible, hideously selfish and in no way in the public interest," Ms Braverman said on Saturday.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2022

This kind of talk made Will hideously uneasy.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman