appalling
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“Derek had the longest list, obviously, but I’ve met some appalling ends.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
The government has previously described the couple's 10-year sentences as "completely appalling and totally unjustifiable".
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
Jasvinder Sanghera, the Independent Survivor Advocate appointed by Harrods, who has worked with Brittan, said the incident was "absolutely appalling".
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
The Foreign Office - which warns British citizens against travelling to Iran - has described their incarceration as "unjustified and appalling".
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
The other sky beyond, absolutely black and appalling, is wide-open country, irresistible for exploration.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
Vocabulary lists containing appalling
Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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