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

And then to bunk off the show when she knew what it meant to me—that was worse than the fact that I’d been fired.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu