awfully

Example Sentences

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He is the striker Scotland has been crying out for for an awfully long time, an instinctive and clever finisher, a guy who can score different types of goals.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Yet its plans to “modernize” the TV-and-movie house seem to have fallen awfully hard on 60 Minutes itself, despite the news brand’s status as one of Paramount’s most treasured properties.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

Millions of Americans have trouble making ends meet, and a class-action lawsuit check can feel like awfully good timing.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

The result is that these Iranian characters, when talking among themselves in their native tongue, sound awfully like Americans having a conversation in the mall or at a nearby table at a restaurant.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

That has an awfully nice ring to it.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott