9 sentences with 'ugly'
Example sentences and phrases with the word ugly and other words derived from it.
• « The ultrasonic beam of a horseshoe-nosed bat, an ugly critter if ever there was one, has the power, scaled up, of an anti-aircraft searchlight. In a volume of hundreds of cubic metres of empty air, this little monster with wings like umbrellas and ears like eyes can clearly perceive the tiny speck of a moth, which it then tries to invite to a "business lunch" with the guest, like any other menu. »
• « One of Klimt's students was Egon Schiele (1890 - 1918), who subverted Klimt's subjects (which, although very dark, were also beautiful) and openly celebrated the ugly and threatening. »
• « -I was swinging a little girl. Then she was going to swing me, but another girl said, "Don't swing her! She's ugly!" »
• « -That's not true," she assured her, "You're not ugly. // Of course I am! -I'm not like the other girls! I can't even smile! »
• « I was quite ugly as a child. I almost bordered on the ridiculous. If there was any doubt in my mind, I needed only to look at my three sisters. »
• « I was an ugly duckling living with three beautiful swans. And it wasn't just about looks. They were funny, and I was awkward; they were easy-going, and I was shy. »
• « Suddenly I was no longer the ugly Patricia Louise, but a Billie Holiday who mesmerised the audience; a Nina Simone who captivated the crowd; a Cinderella with a band and a beat of her own. »