appalling
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"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
Callais no less shocking and appalling for having been anticipated.
From Salon • May 6, 2026
In the early 1920s, the injury and death rates for both aviation and automobile travel were appalling.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the "antisemitic attack" - the latest in a string in the UK - was "utterly appalling", adding: "Attacks on our Jewish community are attacks on Britain."
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
There was a sudden and appalling hush; eyes floated uncomfortably, not knowing where to look.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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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