appalling

Example Sentences

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This stuff is all absolutely appalling, and it is an unqualified good that she’ll be out the door.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

We’ve all seen the appalling videos of masked agents ambushing and abducting these migrants in the halls of New York’s immigration court as they’re leaving a hearing.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

Lunny described her staff being asked to act out Timothy's behaviour as "appalling".

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Her ground-floor bedroom was in an "appalling" state, in contrast to the clean condition of the rest of the home in Pandy, Wrexham county, Jones said.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

According to Hussey, the harbor had a “most appalling stench” from the dead whales moored in the harbor awaiting flensing.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong