awful

Example Sentences

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Camus’s vision may have been a bleak and arid one, but it retains its awful potency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Efforts to wring laughs out of a genuinely awful situation yield only a few uncomfortable chuckles, such as when Charlie and Emma strike some warmup poses for a wedding photographer during an impromptu session.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Rather than those games against Manchester City and Arsenal being an awful start, they proved to be a springboard.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Is L.A. so awful for these kids that it isn’t even on their radar to stay close to home?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

“They are the only ones big enough and awful enough to plan something like this.”

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin