How to Use atrocious in a Sentence

atrocious

adjective

• It would seem that by now the Tigers might be weary of analyzing their roller-coaster season, sick of reliving their atrocious 9-23 start and comparing it with their recent hot streak.
  — Sports Illustrated, 4 Sept. 2000
• People have made clear how atrocious these events were.
  — Maggie Mallon, Glamour, 18 Aug. 2017
• This is the main cause of the atrocious air pollution that plagues Ulaanbaatar each winter.
  — The Economist, 13 July 2017
• Atrocious table manners, left unchecked, do not become more endearing with time.
  — Judith Martin, kansascity.com, 16 May 2017
• The atrocious acting in this film certainly did nothing to get residents on their feet.
  — Chris Ball, cleveland.com, 30 Aug. 2017
• This may be the point that racist violence reduces its victims to an atrocious nothingness.
  — Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Aug. 2017
• The hope must be that the Senate will have more compassion and good sense than the House, which passed this atrocious bill.
  — Erwin Chemerinsky, Orange County Register, 11 May 2017
• To make matters worse was the way host Jimmy Kimmel handled it all which was, in a word, atrocious.
  — Luke Kerr-Dineen, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2017
• South Florida has two easy victories on its resume, despite atrocious starts in each game.
  — Mike Anthony, courant.com, 4 Sep. 2017
• To obtain a death sentence, prosecutors also must show the crime was extremely heinous, atrocious and cruel as compared to other murder cases.
  — Ashley Remkus, AL.com, 23 Aug. 2017
• If Wentz can adjust to the league's adjustment to him then Pederson should win seven games; maybe eight, if the defensive backfield isn't atrocious again.
  — Marcus Hayes, Philly.com, 22 May 2017
• Mobile is unreliable and the throughput especially for uploading is atrocious.
  — Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 11 Aug. 2017
• The Giants’ bullpen has been atrocious, with a 6.08 ERA, the second–worst mark in the league.
  — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 20 Aug. 2020
• The Musketeers were atrocious at that end of the floor.
  — Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 19 Feb. 2022
• The noises from above were atrocious: blasts of fire, grunts of pain, shrieks of rage.
  — cleveland, 19 Nov. 2019
• Ceiling fans have changed a lot since the days of my atrocious ‘90s fan.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2021
• The killing of George Floyd was atrocious—words cannot even describe it.
  — Bethany Heitman, Health.com, 8 Sep. 2020
• The starting five combined to shoot an atrocious 18-of-73 from the field.
  — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 14 Dec. 2022
• The Ravens have no clue in pass defense, and the tackling from this group is atrocious.
  — Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 26 Sep. 2021
• It’s been three years, four weeks, and one day since the atrocious finale aired on HBO.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 17 June 2022
• The Wildcats offense has been even more atrocious than the Huskies have.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 20 Oct. 2021
• To be fair to Brissett, the running game was atrocious as well.
  — Jim Ayello, Indianapolis Star, 17 Dec. 2019
• Given all the fish, the puppy’s breath must have been atrocious.
  — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 22 Dec. 2020
• Those accused of atrocious crimes were in the custody of the victors.
  — Aryeh Neier, The New Republic, 27 Jan. 2021
• This is atrocious, this is wrong, this is the aggressor, this is the one that needs to end this war.
  — Manu Raju, CNN, 18 Mar. 2022
• If that sounds like an atrocious amount of money to pay for Jones, that comes in the future.
  — Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas News, 9 Mar. 2023
• This is a matchup of teams that are atrocious in the turnover ratio, with the Dolphins at minus-14 and Giants at minus-13.
  — Keven Lerner, sun-sentinel.com, 12 Dec. 2019
• After all, the offense was weak and the run defense was atrocious in 2019.
  — Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press, 4 May 2020
• Lindor has been atrocious at the plate to start the season going 11-for-73 to start the season.
  — James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
• Maye is almost a year younger, and despite USC fielding an atrocious defense, Williams still had plenty of talent at his disposal on offense.
  — The San Diego Union-Tribune, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 6 Nov 2024