awful

Example Sentences

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"We've been through an awful lot tonight," screamed the stadium announcer during a weather delay lasting more than two hours in the match between France and Iraq.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

"Visiting Paris in this heat is awful," he told AFP, wearing a fisherman's hat and holding a small fan.

From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026

Afterward, Naim, sensing he might have unwittingly set into motion something awful, notices bizarre behavior in the stricken-looking Ryan.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

Yet Staal spent the prime years of his career on awful teams.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

His realness is the one that made that awful slippery feeling slide down my spine.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam