woefully

Example Sentences

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Our call of the day from veteran wealth manager Ted Oakley sees Wall Street and many investors woefully exposed to the energy sector.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

Mr. Dano’s woefully limp performance is merely the most obvious of the film’s flaws.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Police are woefully understaffed and hampered by public policy, said Blair Besten, president of downtown’s Historic Core Business Improvement District, a nonprofit that arranges graffiti removal, trash pickup and safety patrols in the area.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

McArthur accused those who rejected the bill of a "woefully inadequate response to the suffering and trauma experienced by dying Scots and their families".

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

It would be a Swanburne squirrel through and through, and, therefore, its behavior could not be considered representative of the high-strung and woefully undereducated furball that is more typical of the species.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood