appalling

Example Sentences

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This stuff is all absolutely appalling, and it is an unqualified good that she’ll be out the door.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

"It's an absolutely appalling position for patients to be in," says Dr Ippokratis Sarris from the British Fertility Society after viewing the findings.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

We’ve all seen the appalling videos of masked agents ambushing and abducting these migrants in the halls of New York’s immigration court as they’re leaving a hearing.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

Lunny described her staff being asked to act out Timothy's behaviour as "appalling".

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Most appalling of all, infinity itself can be a zero.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife