Example Sentences

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The 23-year-old will start at full-back in the only personnel change to the team that beat Scotland 18-15 last weekend in atrociously wet conditions in Rome.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

Sure, glowing praise must be couched when the opponent has been playing as atrociously as the Jets, who have won just once since November 6.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 1, 2023

“There’s this person who’s a repeat offender, who’s been behaving atrociously, and as opposed to shutting them down and shutting the production down, there’s an effort to save the movie and them.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2022

Shadow Culture Secretary, Lucy Powell, said the match was "chaotic, scary and atrociously managed", adding the "French authorities' handling of the final puts in doubt their ability to host such events in the future".

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2022

His problem was a squadron of aviation cadets with low morale who marched atrociously in the parade competition that took place every Sunday afternoon.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller