How to Use atrocious in a Sentence

atrocious

adjective
  • So, yeah, this is atrocious right here.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 22 Dec. 2025
  • Think about some of the atrocious calls and non-calls that went against them.
    — Arpon Basu, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
  • His defense was atrocious at times.
    — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Why has the running game been atrocious in six of the past seven games?
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
  • The issue, of course, is that much of that data is atrocious.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
  • But one of their most atrocious mistakes wasn’t a turnover or penalty.
    — James Boyd, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Given all the fish, the puppy’s breath must have been atrocious.
    — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 22 Dec. 2020
  • Their offense has been good enough at times, but their defense is just atrocious.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Alesia overfilled the pans, which means the muffins look atrocious.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Ceiling fans have changed a lot since the days of my atrocious ‘90s fan.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2021
  • And many of whom, it should be pointed out, are quite skilled at making atrocious hires.
    — Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Jan. 2021
  • To be fair to Brissett, the running game was atrocious as well.
    — Jim Ayello, Indianapolis Star, 17 Dec. 2019
  • 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
  • Those accused of atrocious crimes were in the custody of the victors.
    — Aryeh Neier, The New Republic, 27 Jan. 2021
  • The killing of George Floyd was atrocious—words cannot even describe it.
    — Bethany Heitman, Health.com, 8 Sep. 2020
  • The case has shed light on Sudan’s atrocious record on women’s rights.
    — Farid Y. Farid, Teen Vogue, 20 June 2018
  • The live move-in was dull, awkward, and the pacing was truly atrocious.
    — Kyle Fowle, EW.com, 10 Aug. 2020
  • The Ravens have no clue in pass defense, and the tackling from this group is atrocious.
    — Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 26 Sep. 2021
  • That lower corner alone is atrocious.
    — Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
  • 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
  • These atrocious crimes happen every day.
    — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
  • But an atrocious defense cost Dallas a shot at the playoffs.
    — Mike Jones, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
  • The Wildcats offense has been even more atrocious than the Huskies have.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 20 Oct. 2021
  • Bill O’Brien’s play selection at times in the game was atrocious.
    — Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 11 Sep. 2022
  • The effort levels are atrocious.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • 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
  • Silence in the face of such brutalities and atrocious crimes is not an option.
    — Hamid Kashani, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The starting five combined to shoot an atrocious 18-of-73 from the field.
    — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Trump poses as a pro-worker force, but his policies are atrocious for the laboring class.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026

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