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as in unholy
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as in pernicious
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Recent Examples of ungodly
Dressing fashionably for these ungodly conditions.
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Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2026
The Dolphins, of course, owe Tua Tagovailoa an ungodly amount of money.
—Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
Whether or not the show is about pandemics, AI, or some ungodly combination of the two, one thing’s for certain—there’s never a better time to travel than during the apocalypse.
—Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Jan. 2026
This secluded and mountainous chunk of property offers more elevation change than most of the American Midwest combined—and thanks to the recent 40-plus inches of rain, a similarly Midwestern potential to produce ungodly amounts of mud.
—Byron Hurd, The Drive, 22 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for ungodly
Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2026
The Dolphins, of course, owe Tua Tagovailoa an ungodly amount of money.
—Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
Whether or not the show is about pandemics, AI, or some ungodly combination of the two, one thing’s for certain—there’s never a better time to travel than during the apocalypse.
—Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Jan. 2026
This secluded and mountainous chunk of property offers more elevation change than most of the American Midwest combined—and thanks to the recent 40-plus inches of rain, a similarly Midwestern potential to produce ungodly amounts of mud.
—Byron Hurd, The Drive, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ungodly
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To get this far, the architects navigated an unholy gauntlet of constraints.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
8 June 2026
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Some unholy mix of all of that?—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
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But even with federal legislation prohibiting discrimination, the pernicious virus of bias infects too many institutions.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2026
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This safety feature is indispensable, which makes this new wave of thefts particularly pernicious.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
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Solstices are often associated with pagan religions and draw revelers of different faiths.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
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There’s more than a tinge of folk horror to this lingering mystery, which brings to mind the 1973 genre landmark The Wicker Man, in which a puritanical police officer travels to a remote island community that’s reverted to old pagan ways.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
15 June 2026
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Both state and church are also known for failing to live up to those ideals, for permitting indefensible abuses, for ugly histories.—
Joe Mathews,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
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Featuring the good, the bad and the ugly, ‘Look of the Week’ is a regular series dedicated to unpacking the most talked about outfit of the last seven days.—
Fiona Sinclair Scott,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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My dad was raised Methodist and comes from a very devout Methodist family — I was baptized twice because both of them thought the other thing was heathen.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
14 Oct. 2025
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Some of my brethren and sis-tren (sis-tren?) in the heathen media tribe get all riled up if a player or coach won’t speak to them.—
Paul Daugherty,
Cincinnati.com,
30 May 2019
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Their jail is strange and unwholesome.—
Robert Rubsam,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026
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Grievous bodily harm, nonconsensual drugging, murder, yes…still, thank god there’s nothing unwholesome here, like say a man in a dress.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026
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Many other traditionalists have made a version of Scruton’s critique, insisting that contemporary art reflects self-indulgent, relativistic, and impious tendencies.—
Luis Parrales,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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While no formal announcement has been made to update its longstanding alcohol ban, Andrew Leber of Tulane University said this is in line with the Kingdom’s past approach to such potentially impious reforms.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Dec. 2025
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But that doesn’t mean that artificially sugared sodas, retail consumption, or social media are depraved, worthless activities akin to the cardinal sin of sloth or the tragic spiral of heroin addiction.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
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On Thursday, June 11, Joshua Smith, 35, pleaded guilty to depraved indifference murder in Penobscot County Superior Court in the death of his son, Braxtyn Smith.—
Christine Pelisek,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
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“Ungodly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ungodly. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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