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

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

"There are now serious questions for authorities in the West Midlands to answer about what could be an appalling scandal happening right here on British high streets."

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Labour has called on Badenoch to sack Timothy over the comments, with party chair Anna Turley branding them "utterly appalling".

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

At this very moment, Stevens, his lordship is doing what he can to remove Foreign Office objections to this appalling idea.'

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro