awful
Example Sentences
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Chip stocks are on the mend Monday after an awful Friday.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
It’s been an awful week of news for Graham Platner, whose high-risk, high-reward candidacy is looking dangerously imbalanced toward the former.
From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer described it as an "awful, shocking case" and said it was right that the police response was being investigated.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
But the absence of warmth in the performance robs the denouement of a portion of its awful pathos.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
“I can’t believe you did such awful things!”
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
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