awfulness

Example Sentences

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“At all times, there’s like a giant ocean of awfulness, that’s like right there and I can see it,” she said.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 6, 2026

Asked how she was feeling, Plaza said "I think I'm OK" before likening grief to a "giant ocean of awfulness".

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2025

Despite Hank’s awfulness, he has a pathetic poignance.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2024

That happened this past quarter, when the miserable returns of 2022 were no longer fully represented in their stark awfulness.

From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2023

Singing hymns, reciting jump rope songs, anything to keep her mind off the fear and awfulness of that night.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland