awful

Example Sentences

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It isn’t histrionic; it is honest, and it is awful — but those are the accurate emotions.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Chip stocks are on the mend Monday after an awful Friday.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Cauich: With 48 teams and 12 groups, eight best third-place finishers advance in the first round, which means a team would have to be awful to be eliminated in the group stage.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer described it as an "awful, shocking case" and said it was right that the police response was being investigated.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

They were an awful mess, tangled and piled on each other and fighting over the vomit.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen