How do you use Ugly in a sentence? See 20 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like unsightly or unlovely, plus the exact meaning.

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Ugly in a sentence

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Ugly meaning

  1. Displeasing to the eye; aesthetically unpleasing.
  2. Displeasing to the ear or some other sense.
  3. Offensive to one's sensibilities or morality.

Synonyms of Ugly

disfigured unsightly unpicturesque unlovely scrofulous ill-favoured ill-favored repulsive hideous unnatural monstrous grotesque fugly evil-looking displeasing

Example sentences (20)

A contemporary said that, looking at the two brothers, it was like comparing a cock pheasant with an ugly duckling.

How much longer will it take to remove this remaining big ugly mess which residents have been left with (see photo)?

Did folks in ancient Rome ever murmur to each other saying, “What an ugly, gaudy, self-aggrandizing mess that is.

From his fling with Raquel, to revealing more about his infidelity, Tom has already owned up to some ugly truths.

He said: “The menace of insecurity in South-East should not be allowed to rear its ugly head, unabated, in this 2023.

It did get ugly when he gave publicity to a foul racist organization in the UK by retweeting a dodgy video from them.

It made the city’s scenery ‘ugly’ with refugees begging and sometimes threatening the public to give them money.

He loves Mexico, but he does not love the Mexican people with their fat kids, ugly women, and uncivilized men.

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It's an ugly picture, but one you need to keep in mind if the market or even the entire economy goes sideways.

However, when Lex accidentally drops her friend’s baby shortly after arriving, things get ugly and spiral out of control.

Millions of dollars were spent on the construction of this headquarters yet many still say the place is ugly!

And while that all sounds too good to be true (spoiler alert, it is), this is the part where the scam rears its ugly head.

Being in and out of medical settings for three years, Sandra and I experienced the good, the bad and the ugly of the system.

Her mom was on a Real Housewives show, her parents had an ugly split and Kyle Richards is a family friend.

In a potentially ugly game with the Chiefs as double-digit favorites, we worked up a same-game parlay to keep you interested.

And above all, we must possess the conviction that we will win the battle against the ugly face of evil.

But the $1 billion project and the city’s role in financing it did more than spark ugly debates in 2023.

A bible was also handed toho refused to eat food for almost half a day to protest the ugly development.

Johnson also told her she was like an “ugly lamp” he had gained in his “divorce” from Dominic Cummings.

For seemingly the umpteenth time, even though we are still in August, controversy reared it ugly head.

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Common combinations with ugly

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • an ugly 28×
  • the ugly 27×
  • ugly and 16×
  • its ugly 12×
  • ugly head 12×
  • very ugly
  • is ugly
  • as ugly
  • ugly sweater
  • ugly when

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "ugly" in a sentence?
An example: "A contemporary said that, looking at the two brothers, it was like comparing a cock pheasant with an ugly duckling." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "ugly" from real English texts.
What does "ugly" mean?
Ugly means: Displeasing to the eye; aesthetically unpleasing.
What are synonyms of "ugly"?
Common synonyms of "ugly" include: disfigured, unsightly, unpicturesque, unlovely, scrofulous, ill-favoured, ill-favored, repulsive. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "ugly" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "ugly", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

About these examples

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