awful

Example Sentences

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It isn’t histrionic; it is honest, and it is awful — but those are the accurate emotions.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Investors have shrugged off signs of consumer distress because shoppers keep spending —even if they feel awful about higher prices.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Cauich: With 48 teams and 12 groups, eight best third-place finishers advance in the first round, which means a team would have to be awful to be eliminated in the group stage.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

It’s been an awful week of news for Graham Platner, whose high-risk, high-reward candidacy is looking dangerously imbalanced toward the former.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026

“It must have been awful when we didn’t come back.”

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko