worse

Example Sentences

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Critics may argue that tit-for-tat escalation only makes things worse.

From Slate • May 11, 2026

Cristle could have been written as an overly maternal figure or, worse, virtually invisible.

From Salon • May 11, 2026

Vanguard’s survey didn’t include men, so the figures for them might be just as bad, or worse.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

Institutional consolidation and retreat, spiraling costs, technological upheaval — they all add to a creeping sense that an era is over, and worse is coming.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

As hurtful as those comments were, what made things worse was that as she said them, Magic was lifting up C.C.’s wings and looking under them.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el