ugly thing
Example Sentences
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“For such an ugly thing to happen here is not right.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 23, 2022
Twyla remembers it as an ugly thing the two witnessed, but Roberta’s version of the story shifts.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2022
"At a certain point the priest leading the ceremony says 'lift up our hearts'. He doesn't say 'lift up our mobile phones to take photographs' - it's a very ugly thing," he said in 2017.
From BBC • Dec. 29, 2019
Kilmer deadpans with a drawl, “What an ugly thing to say. I abhor ugliness. Does this mean we’re not friends any more?”
From Salon • May 31, 2019
This is a terrible and ugly thing to do.
From "Twelve Angry Men" by Reginald Rose
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