awfulness

Example Sentences

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Even some of the worst films I’ve ever seen have merit, buried beneath the rubble of their awfulness.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026

“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

Reo Hatate won it with a sumptuous finish that was in stark contrast to the awfulness of the weather, a gorgeous thing on a grind of a night.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2024

It was a series about an audience, with an audience, which gave a viewer some cover, some distance, even as he might be enjoying the awfulness.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2023

I’m so busy worrying that I might stink from PE, and thinking about the potential awfulness of being on the track team, that I don’t even hear Ms. Jacobs ask her question the first time.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée