worse

Example Sentences

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This resurgence could not have come at a worse time for the beef industry—or cows.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

“There will be games for us where we do better than we expected. There will be lots of games where we do worse than we expected. That’s the nature of it.”

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

“Is there time to turn it around? I guess. But there’s also time for it to get worse — and that’s the way it seems to be heading.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Investors, who hoped for a short conflict, now warn that the longer fighting drags on, the worse price pressures will be.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

I’m not able to sleep, and the idea of doing nothing seems worse than the idea of something, no matter how far-fetched that something is.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse