ugliness

Example Sentences

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What appeals to his supporters isn’t the message despite the ugliness, but the ugliness itself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Not all librarians have experienced strife and ugliness during years of political division.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

As if the ugliness of the 120 minutes wasn't enough - the grisly battle, the hair-on-fire panic, the abysmal lack of anything resembling coherence or even competence - there was the disgrace of the post-match.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

Within a paragraph, Alito then suggested that Scalia would have been “appalled” by the ugliness, the coarseness of the discourse.

From Slate • Feb. 13, 2026

What I wanted was to hide myself, to not show the ugliness I felt.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers