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

Chip stocks are on the mend Monday after an awful Friday.

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

Ravindra, the heir to Kane Williamson as New Zealand's leading batter, has had an awful Test.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

“I know, I know,” I said, really not wanting to hear yet another lecture about all the awful things that happened in the future if Lincoln survived his night at Ford’s Theatre.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin