ugly

Example Sentences

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I’m choosing to pierce through all the ugly noise that surrounds the tournament and remember what it’s like watching your first World Cup as a child.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

"It was an ugly, ugly game," Towns said.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

The fight over the National Historic Landmark has turned ugly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

The expansion likely will lead to some first-round games, and even some early knockout-round games, that will be ugly to watch.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Or was it ugly and disgusting, because it had been left too near the stove once, and so its side was scorched and melted and distorted, and it should have been thrown away years ago?

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix