worse

Example Sentences

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This resurgence could not have come at a worse time for the beef industry—or cows.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

The worse the weather gets, the more delightfully moronic the film becomes.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

Yet barring a massive flareup in violence in the Middle East and another spike in oil prices, the latest bout of inflation is unlikely to get much worse.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

“With the uptake of more climate policies around the world and the energy transition accelerating, the outlook for the sector was becoming worse and worse—particularly for a long-term investor,” Brooks says.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

“I’m going to make a pile of gold. Every pixie within a mile of here will be swarming this room if you leave those windows open, and that will probably be worse than a sneeze.”

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff