sound ugly
Frequency: 5.01.2 per million words
Used when what is heard or described suggests a dangerous situation.
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Examples (10)
- The situation started to sound pretty ugly when the negotiations broke down.
- The argument in the next room began to sound very ugly, escalating quickly.
- From what I heard, the political climate is starting to sound quite ugly.
- His threats made the whole conversation sound incredibly ugly and intimidating.
- The reports coming in about the protest were starting to sound ugly.
- When the crowd started chanting aggressively, things began to sound truly ugly.
- The warning from the authorities made the upcoming storm sound absolutely ugly.
- It's starting to sound ugly between the two rival factions.
- The comments made by the opposition leader began to sound increasingly ugly.
- The escalating tension in the region made the news reports sound very ugly.