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

What was so haunting about it — it’s yucky, the eating of the feet.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2025

Some kids will find the gloppiness gross in a yucky way, but some will find it gross in an enticing way.

From Washington Times • Oct. 26, 2023

“It just got to the point where it was just a little too yucky, a little too messed up in there. It just needed to be cleaned out and made new again.”

From Seattle Times • Jul. 25, 2022

My stomach feels all yucky like it’s at recess which is my worst subject but I take a deep breath and try to Deal With It.

From "Mockingbird" by Kathryn Erskine