ugly
Example Sentences
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Domestic airfares surging, hotel room rates soaring, and gas prices at the pump north of $4 a gallon is an ugly combination.
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 sarcasm was so ugly, Dream coach Karl Smesko challenged the obvious foul as if he hoped it would momentarily shut her up.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
They can hurt households, squeeze margins, and show up ugly in survey data.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026
I’d stay here and help Tante Anna with the cooking and Mama would teach me to read and I’d never go into that strange ugly building at all.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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