awfully

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“If you install a brand new faucet above the bathtub,” he said, “it is awfully easy to open up the valve a little bit more every year.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

But for those of us who feel as if we’ve seen this movie before, it’s hard not to feel awfully apprehensive about how it all ends.

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2026

It's an Old Firm derby, but not as we've known it for an awfully long time.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

“We’re getting awfully close to the 11th hour when it comes to bargaining.”

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026

Then, in a swift change of mood, she said, “Mary will be awfully happy here, won’t she? I mean—she knows how to be happy. Being happy takes a lot of practice, don’t you think?”

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham