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Meanings of awful in English
Usage of awful in English
1
The awful in the natural forces, moral and material, seems his element.
2
Southern Asia in general is the seat of awful images and associations.
3
Language which disguises the awful reality of war is often standard practice.
4
The road was in an awful state: it was deep in mud.
5
Never before had there been so awful a crisis in Jewish history.
6
Her hand pressed the stone window-sill in terror of the awful presence.
7
It will be an awful night; and I think of the ship.
8
In the deepening, misty twilight, there was something awful in the spot.
9
They seem nearer to you than in Europe; larger and more awful.
10
Bettina turned sick at the mad terror in it-theinsensate, awful horror.
11
Members of the public turned them back to avoid the ''awful'' scene.
12
I approached the nearest house and entered; everything looked awful and mysterious.
13
In response to the reports, the U.S. official said: This is awful.
14
He must have had an awful time of it, in the bush.
15
If the one thing this awful crisis has given us, it's time.
16
There is something awful in the obstinacy of the assaults upon us.
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