atrocious

Example Sentences

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"I don't understand how it can be so cheap, but here in the UK everything costs 10 times as much," Kelly says, calling the cost difference "atrocious".

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Mark Joseph Stern: It sounds antiseptic, but it’s absolutely atrocious.

From Slate • Feb. 28, 2026

The search for a ninth person believed killed in a huge avalanche in the US state of California will stretch into the weekend, officials said Thursday, as atrocious weather hampered operations.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

Even Tottenham, whose form has been atrocious for 18 months now, managed it early last season, when United were one of the teams they beat.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

“When the neighbor arrived back home,” I continue, “she snuck to the house of los Viejos at night and dumped the jar of atrocious bugs into their kitchen window.”

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera