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god-awful

[god-aw-fuhl] / ˈgɒdˈɔ fəl /


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“I heard the most god-awful noise,” the retired physician recalled.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Viewers on social media denounced the use of AI in the film, with one commenter calling it "the most god-awful ad I've seen this year".

From BBC Dec. 10, 2025

Allow me, as a 70-year Dodger fan, to pile on with booing that god-awful performance against the Padres.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 22, 2022

Usually, hybrid watches are god-awful at tracking GPS activity.

From The Verge Jan. 14, 2022

“My brother and I were discussing business and heard the music. I told him, Now that is the most god-awful racket I’d ever heard.”

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead




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