awful

Example Sentences

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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

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

She said some had attended the workshops but "we didn't have an awful lot of hairdressers, which is sad".

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

Teeth waddles in front of me, guiding me along a human path made of crushed stone stuck together with some kind of resin, like sap, only awful and stinking.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz