awful

Example Sentences

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Or maybe Becerra was, indeed, a feckless, flailing and thoroughly awful Cabinet member, deserving of scorn and shame.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

I can’t imagine how awful that must have been for you, given how seriously you take your work.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

The least the rest of us can do now is hear the awful beauty of their testimony.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

“Ye can make awful music and still be right about Hitler.”

From Salon • May 17, 2026

“Let’s give it a few minutes and see if she comes back on her own. It’s an awful situation, obviously, and—and my flapjacks are very good, does anyone want to try one?”

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse