hideous

Example Sentences

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No Triple Crown, no hope of winning the Six Nations title, no end to their hideous run of defeats against Ireland - now standing at 12 and with no discernible sign of it stopping there.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

He walked seven batters every nine innings, which is hideous.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 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

“You must not shrink from tonight’s war. Reach down beneath your fur—or whatever that is covering your hideous body—and bring out the inner feline: the battle cat!”

From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth