awful
Example Sentences
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You looked at the statement, you felt awful and then you did nothing, and your portfolio balance rebounded.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
It is meant as an antidote to what she calls the “irritatingly persistent myth” that Roman slavery was not really so awful after all.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
It is a significant punishment, underlining how annoyed Fifa are at having their showpiece occasion, broadcast to an estimated 1.5bn people globally, tarnished by such awful scenes.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Describing the system as "awful," he made clear repeatedly his opinion that both Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek received overly lenient bans after their recent high-profile doping cases.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
As Midnight trots, an awful sorrow rips through me.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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