awfulness
Example Sentences
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No bear market or economic downturn came close to the awfulness of the Great Crash and the Depression, after all.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
“At all times, there’s like a giant ocean of awfulness, that’s like right there and I can see it,” she said.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 6, 2026
Asked how she was feeling, Plaza said "I think I'm OK" before likening grief to a "giant ocean of awfulness".
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2025
Each character is reprimanded for their awfulness, making sure that even if they aren't perfect, politically correct women — they are real.
From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2024
I’m so busy worrying that I might stink from PE, and thinking about the potential awfulness of being on the track team, that I don’t even hear Ms. Jacobs ask her question the first time.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
