as in unattractiveness
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Recent Examples of ugliness
There was such a contrast between the ugliness of the interior of the house and the beauty of the garden.
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Geoff Dyer, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
But after the roster-decimating trade deadline, injuries and other circumstances have led to some serious ugliness.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
To complain about the ugliness of the new Ferrante cover is to acknowledge that the old Europa Editions were also ugly — but those were iconically ugly.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 2 May 2025
Amid the ugliness to begin 2025, Coors Field’s been the opposite of a haven.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 29 Apr. 2025
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Geoff Dyer, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
But after the roster-decimating trade deadline, injuries and other circumstances have led to some serious ugliness.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
To complain about the ugliness of the new Ferrante cover is to acknowledge that the old Europa Editions were also ugly — but those were iconically ugly.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 2 May 2025
Amid the ugliness to begin 2025, Coors Field’s been the opposite of a haven.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 29 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ugliness
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“Ugliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ugliness. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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