appallingly

Example Sentences

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Judge Buchanan said Buchan had been "appallingly reckless" and also banned him from driving for 10 years and 11 months.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

"Social media is appallingly toxic," he told AFP.

From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026

His colleagues are given duties at which they either excel or fail appallingly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025

For all of the time, effort and money, not to mention emotional distress, the results have been appallingly minimal.

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2025

Refrigerators in the 1920s were often appallingly risky because they used dangerous gases that sometimes leaked.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson