yucky

Example Sentences

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To be clear: These athletes aren’t chowing on the yucky old sports gels we all know and hate, the ones that taste like tangerines and moldy baseball gloves.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

“As yucky as this game was, I think we will look back at what has transpired the last 75 days with great memories,” coach Buzz Williams said.

From Washington Times • Mar. 17, 2023

Koncilya Romero skips yucky face paint, and uses regular makeup with a little water instead.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 14, 2022

Even the yucky aphids that inhabited the garden didn’t spoil the memory.

From Washington Post • Jun. 3, 2022

I don’t want that yucky spaghetti casserole again.

From "Mockingbird" by Kathryn Erskine