"It was a dangerous situation that without police action could have become ugly," he said.

The feud between the two men has become extremely personal and ugly.

It seemed they had become less ugly and violent over the centuries, and this led inevitably to a diminution of their power.

It sort of looked that way, with the game becoming ugly before it ever got old.

The outdoor running did create one problem which could have become ugly had not Luton taken stern steps.

She is now washing dishes for a prince of Transylvania, and has become ugly.

She tried to draw him on into a conversation; but he was short and taciturn at first, finally becoming ugly.

It led to a misunderstanding that might have become ugly.

"Fears about becoming fat or old or ugly can be played out in hilarious and possibly therapeutic ways."

She became ugly, zesht, her eyes turning small, the flesh between them deeply creased.