awful

Example Sentences

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Writer Stuart Heritage, who has had the honour of cooking apple crumble for Lawson, says now "the landscape has changed an awful lot for cookery shows".

From BBC

But this awful situation also highlights TV’s ability to unite its otherwise fractured audience, despite years of scripted and unscripted content numbing us to the worst acts people commit against one another.

From Salon

But to many, Ley's glass ceiling looked an awful lot like a "glass cliff", and it felt like it was only a matter of time before she lost her grip and slipped off it.

From BBC

"The awful thing is, I think he was at one of the best places in his life."

From BBC

For Skye to put it so plainly, though, is a different kind of awful.

From Literature