ugly

Example Sentences

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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

The same would not apply to the ugly conversations of the day before.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

“Every World Cup has ugly aspects, and people like me write about them in the weeks before,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

I probably don’t need to tell you that Don Colossus is ugly.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

An ugly grin stretched across the shark’s face.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown