"It\u2019s about using ugliness or feeling gross, or like a swamp thing, and using it as a source of power. \u2014 Stephen Daw, Billboard , 16 June 2022",
"The book\u2019s conclusion is realistic if heart-shattering, one that refuses to look away from the ugliness in life. \u2014 Chelsea Bieker, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
"Euphoria shows the ugliness and confusion that results from the upending of social norms. \u2014 Caroline Downey, National Review , 13 Mar. 2022",
"In an interview Friday, Twymon was strongly critical of that version of the play, contending it soft-pedaled the ugliness of the busing era. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022",
"The ugliness on social media has spread from the computer screen to our daily lives. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 17 May 2022",
"What felt like a corrective to that ugliness , though, was the clear and visible bond between Jackson and her husband, gastrointestinal surgeon Patrick Jackson who was present for every moment of the hearings. \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 25 Mar. 2022",
"That\u2019s the point of fixation, where the memory short circuits, overloaded by the sudden double awareness of something burning in me, and a new depth to the ugliness burning out there, in the world. \u2014 Justin Torres, Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2021",
"Most of your stories are written from a primarily female perspective, and the female experience is so often about uncovering beauty in ugliness . \u2014 Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE , 10 May 2022"
"They avoided what could have been an ugly situation.",
"He has an ugly disposition.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The ending was ugly , but Pacers fans watched as George transcended into one of the league\u2019s most exciting forwards \u2014 and probably the most talented player to ever wear the uniform. \u2014 Joel Lorenzi, The Indianapolis Star , 21 June 2022",
"Initial brickmakers thought the brick was ugly , as they were used to the red brick from the East Coast. \u2014 Ben Schultz, Journal Sentinel , 17 June 2022",
"The return haul wouldn\u2019t be star-studded, but would feature a high-scoring guard and some usable volume besides (though Robinson\u2019s deal is ugly ). \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"Yeah, some of them are beautiful and some of them are very ugly , actually. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 1 June 2022",
"The ensuing collision was ugly , and Chin suffered the brunt of it. \u2014 Brendan Kurie, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
"The picture that is being painted of me is ugly and untrue. \u2014 Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone , 15 June 2022",
"Apparently, things work out for all three of them for a while, but eventually jealousy rears its ugly and perhaps inevitable head. \u2014 Aim\u00e9e Lutkin, ELLE , 13 June 2022",
"In 2015, the two universities became involved in an ugly and public lawsuit over who had the right to operate a long-standing Alzheimer\u2019s research center in La Jolla. \u2014 Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Things turned ugly in the bottom of the fifth with Ashby on the mound as Counsell emerged from the dugout on two separate occasions to converse with home plate umpire Ramon De Jesus. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
"But Chris Beard teams have a way of making their opponents win ugly . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Mar. 2022",
"The series could look ugly at times and scoring will be a premium, and the Warriors have more of that than Boston. \u2014 USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
"Many critics said the drawings made the children look ugly , with wide-set, droopy eyes. \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
"Just ugly all the way around; even a chunk of the total homer crowd that haunts Suns Twitter during games seemed to tune out early. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 13 May 2022",
"Grabbing a seat at the bar becomes ugly -competitive as the night wears on. \u2014 Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times , 23 Apr. 2022",
"The Milwaukee Bucks took down Chicago in an ugly -yet-satisfying Game 1 victory on Sunday. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 19 Apr. 2022",
"His start could have turned ugly , but Mize recovered and worked his way through the second, third, fourth and fifth innings scoreless. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 10 Apr. 2022"
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