: inspiring horror, dismay, or disgust
living under appalling conditions
appalling savagery
appallingly
adverb
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Examples of appalling in a Sentence
We drove by an appalling accident on the highway.
opening your mouth to show me your half-chewed food is absolutely appalling
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Besides China another, albeit smaller — though still impactful — negative phenomenon was the recent summer season, which was appalling due to poor weather.
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Jennifer Weil, WWD, 22 Oct. 2024
Murphy shapes his horrible narrative through vile and appalling character portrayals of Lyle and of me and disheartening slander.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 20 Oct. 2024
One or two people in Netanyahu’s cabinet have said the most appalling things.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
This adds another turn of the screw to the problem of appalling opinions.
—Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2024
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Jennifer Weil, WWD, 22 Oct. 2024
Murphy shapes his horrible narrative through vile and appalling character portrayals of Lyle and of me and disheartening slander.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 20 Oct. 2024
One or two people in Netanyahu’s cabinet have said the most appalling things.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
This adds another turn of the screw to the problem of appalling opinions.
—Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for appalling
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“Appalling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/appalling. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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