hideous
Example Sentences
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He walked seven batters every nine innings, which is hideous.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026
Cowan added: "If you've got those egregious videos, where someone's putting out a hideous deepfake, they're not going to worry about adding that label."
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026
With such a hideous start to the campaign, getting back in the hunt must feel like the second chance they thought they'd never have.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026
The accompanying photo portraits are mostly hideous, in Ms. Wiles’s case also ill-mannered and unkind.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025
“There’s always something left to lose,” Vivi says, and then makes a hideous face at Oak.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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