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

Rodrigo's as likely to reveal her ugly side – jealousy, obsession, self-destructive decision making – as she is to rant about her feckless exes.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The price of gasoline rose an ugly 7% and has climbed 40.5% over the last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

“It’s a micro-inscrutable skin-scrape from an ugly little pony. Irian”—and he put up a hand as if to shield himself from her look—“do not waste your energy making that face.”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell