awfully

Example Sentences

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“An Awfully Big Adventure” follows 16-year-old Stella Bradshaw into the dim hallways and bustling dressing rooms of a popular playhouse in 1950s Liverpool, England.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The cast of “An Awfully Big Adventure” is an array of eccentric players.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Alan Rickman and Georgina Cates in An Awfully Big Adventure, in which a young actor is pursued by an older colleague.

From The Guardian • Apr. 22, 2013

Awfully decent of you to finance my vacations and luxuries.

From Economist • Apr. 5, 2013

“I’ve gotten to like her, too. Awfully much.”

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt