awful

Example Sentences

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"I felt sick to my stomach, the anxiety was absolutely awful," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Avi Kaner, the former owner of New York’s 17-store Morton Williams grocery chain, said “$30 million is an awful lot to spend to build one supermarket.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Their home form is awful and, psychologically, their heads have gone, which is very difficult for any team to come back from.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

The “courtesy” of you go first wastes an awful lot of minutes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Because I felt awful seeing friendly, happy Ronnie the Fastest Runner looking so uncomfortable and feeling so bad about himself.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan