Awful example sentences

Related (15): terrible, dreadful, horrendous, atrocious, abominable, unbearable, wretched, dismal, frightful, appalling, miserable, woeful, ghastly, hideous, revolting.

"Awful" Example Sentences


1. It was an awful day at work.
2. The news of the accident was absolutely awful.
3. That was an awful movie, I couldn't even finish it.
4. She felt awful after eating all that junk food.
5. I had an awful headache all day.
6. The traffic was awful during rush hour.
7. The weather has been awful lately, constantly raining.
8. His grades were awful this semester.
9. I didn't sleep at all last night, I feel awful this morning.
10. It was an awful tragedy that so many lives were lost.
11. I had an awful nightmare that kept waking me up.
12. Her illness made her feel absolutely awful for days.
13. The teacher felt awful when one of her students got hurt.
14. We had an awful fight last night that I'm still upset about.
15. The food there was just plain awful.
16. His behavior was absolutely awful, so rude and disrespectful.
17. That was an awful decision with awful consequences.
18. Your cooking has gotten really awful lately.
19. I slept in too late and am feeling awful for it now.
20. Her excuses sounded absolutely awful and unbelievable.
21. The food poisoning made me feel absolutely awful for hours.
22. The boss was in an awful mood all day.
23. That movie has some truly awful special effects.
24. I had an awful time at that party, I'm never going back there again.
25. I feel awful that I forgot your birthday.
26. The boss gave him an awful performance review.
27. That person has an awful attitude and personality.
28. Their lack of planning led to an awful outcome.
29. Her awful habit of interrupting people is so irritating.
30. Working that many hours really takes an awful toll.
31. The tour of the factory was an awful experience.
32. The neglect of the children was absolutely awful.
33. Those shoes are just plain awful, you should return them.
34. I couldn't make it through her awful singing.
35. The side effects of the medication were absolutely awful.
36. The accident left her in awful pain for weeks.
37. Those awful comments really hurt her feelings.
38. Her awful singing kept the neighbors up all night.
39. Their plan had so many flaws it was just plain awful.
40. The vacation rental turned out to be an awful dump.
41. His awful jokes fell completely flat at the party.
42. She received some truly awful comments on her online post.
43. Thankfully the awful storm passed quickly.
44. The building was in awful condition, falling apart.
45. The restaurant's service was absolutely awful.
46. That was an awful pun, please never say it again.
47. Their awful behavior ruined the whole vacation.
48. His driving is absolutely awful, so scary to ride with him.
49. The awful smell was making everyone sick.
50. The awful argument left their relationship in a fragile state.
51. Her outfit looked absolutely awful, she needed new clothes.
52. The office had an absolutely awful work environment.
53. That shirt looks absolutely awful on you, you should change.
54. Their awful treatment of employees was attracting lots of negative attention.
55. The awful working conditions led to a mass employee exodus.
56. The refs made some truly awful calls in that game.
57. Her awful excuses just made everyone more upset with her.
58. That was an awful betrayal of their trust.
59. The awful screeching noise was giving everyone a headache.
60. My grades this semester were just plain awful.

Common Phases


• Have an awful time - To have an unpleasant or miserable time
• Have an awful day - To experience a very bad or distressing day
• Have an awful lot - To have a large amount
• Have an awful hard time - To experience a very difficult or troublesome time
• Have an awful experience - To undergo something very unpleasant or distressing
• Have an awful headache - To suffer from an intense or severe headache
• Have an awful habit - To possess a very undesirable or irritating behavior or tendency
• Make an awful fuss - To make a large or excessive commotion about something
• Have an awful weight on one's shoulders - To bear an unpleasant or oppressive burden
• Have an awful mess - To have a disordered, chaotic, or very untidy situation
• Have an awful smell - To emit an intensely unpleasant odor
• Have an awful job - To possess a very unpleasant or disagreeable occupation
• Have an awful life - To experience a very unhappy or distressing existence
• Give an awful lot of thought - To consider something very deeply and thoroughly
• Give an awful fight - To put up a struggle of a very intense or fierce nature
• Have an awful reputation - To possess an exceedingly unfavorable character or name
Hope these common phrases help! Let me know if you have any other questions.

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