awfully

Example Sentences

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He is the striker Scotland has been crying out for for an awfully long time, an instinctive and clever finisher, a guy who can score different types of goals.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Limbo doesn’t have a ZIP code, but it’s an awfully unsettling place to live.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

The result is that these Iranian characters, when talking among themselves in their native tongue, sound awfully like Americans having a conversation in the mall or at a nearby table at a restaurant.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

At the movies, the apocalypse tends to seem awfully exciting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

After listening to Roz, though, the problem felt awfully near.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown