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Synonyms for ugly duckling


Grammar : Noun



Définition of ugly duckling

  • noun homely person
Example sentences :
  • I never dreamed of so much happiness when I was still the Ugly Duckling!
  • Extract from : « Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) » by Various
  • It was the ugly duckling after all who proved to be the swan of the flock.
  • Extract from : « Mary Wollstonecraft » by Elizabeth Robins Pennell
  • Larry, just see what a collection of little boys your ugly duckling has made.
  • Extract from : « The Cricket » by Marjorie Cooke
  • You see, at present you are the ugly duckling that for the first time meets a swan.
  • Extract from : « The Quest » by Frederik van Eeden
  • The ugly duckling of the party, longcasted and deep in keel.
  • Extract from : « Ulysses » by James Joyce
  • From 'The Ugly Duckling' she was led on to the story of the mermaid, from that to the enchanted swans.
  • Extract from : « Demos » by George Gissing
  • Undeniably it was the "Ugly Duckling" of the American exhibit.
  • Extract from : « Cyrus Hall McCormick » by Herbert Newton Casson
  • In the family nest he is the ugly duckling; in the world he is persecuted.
  • Extract from : « The Modern Malady » by Cyril Bennett
  • He compared it to the ugly duckling that became a regal swan.
  • Extract from : « Short Stories of the New America » by Various
  • I never dreamed of so much happiness when I was the Ugly Duckling!
  • Extract from : « Fairy Tales Every Child Should Know » by Various

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