appalling
Example Sentences
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But in the wake of the Gorton and Denton by-election in February she said it was "appalling that separatist campaigning was carried out in Urdu by the Green Party".
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday denounced the "appalling treatment" of activists aboard the Gaza-bound aid flotilla as "unacceptable," in a call with Israeli President Isaac Herzog, according to a statement.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
He said he had endured appalling conditions at sea for more than four months before the war broke out.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
"They made an appalling, disgraceful decision. If any of these individuals find their way back to Australia, if they have committed crimes, they can expect to face the full force of the law, without exception."
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
Shining my headlamp in his direction, I reflexively recoiled when I saw the appalling condition of his face.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
Vocabulary lists containing appalling
Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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Brave New World
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
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