How to Use atrocious in a Sentence

atrocious

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  • 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
  • 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
  • The Packers get a Day 1 starter to add to their atrocious secondary.
    — Cameron Wolfe, The Denver Post, 31 Mar. 2017
  • 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
  • The live move-in was dull, awkward, and the pacing was truly atrocious.
    — Kyle Fowle, EW.com, 10 Aug. 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
  • 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
  • Bill O’Brien’s play selection at times in the game was atrocious.
    — Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 11 Sep. 2022
  • Rodgers, who didn’t play a snap in the preseason, was atrocious in his first action of 2021.
    — Rob Reischel, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2021
  • Heck, this buy might even spell doom for the atrocious Bethesda Launcher, and that can’t come soon enough.
    — Brad Chacos, PCWorld, 21 Sep. 2020
  • The hexagonal shape of the steering wheel is atrocious.
    — Fortune, 3 Oct. 2021
  • The case has shed light on Sudan’s atrocious record on women’s rights.
    — Farid Y. Farid, Teen Vogue, 20 June 2018
  • And many of whom, it should be pointed out, are quite skilled at making atrocious hires.
    — Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Jan. 2021
  • The Bears’ defense is good, but their offense is atrocious.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 24 Nov. 2020
  • Special teams: The Wild's power play was atrocious for the first three months of the season, ranking last in the league at 7.5% in mid-March.
    — Star Tribune, 15 May 2021
  • Their game-day parking, especially for senior fans, is atrocious.
    — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 24 July 2024

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