How to Use worst in a Sentence

worst

1 of 3 adjective

• He lives in the worst area of the city.
• This has got to be the worst day of my life.
• They're the worst team ever.
• The worst part of working there is the long commute.
• My worst fears came true.
• In my opinion, it's her worst book.
• It was the worst movie I've ever seen.
• This is the worst car I've ever bought.
• He is the worst singer I've ever heard.
• His worst quality is his impatience.
• In the end, the 3.6% slump was the seventh-worst in the past 50 years.
  — David Goodman, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2022
• Now’s the time to prepare for the worst and hope for the best.
  — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 15 June 2022
• The floods are the worst to hit Pakistan in over a decade.
  — Susannah George, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2022
• There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us.
  — Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 15 Dec. 2022
• Here’s the good news… It’s not one of the worst, either.
  — Chris Morris, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2022
• But the Grand Canyon golfer is, in my opinion, the worst.
  — Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 28 Oct. 2022
• Last season, the Bengals were one of the worst teams in the NFL on 3rd-and1 and 4th-and-1.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 8 Sep. 2022
• The heat wave is the worst to hit China in six decades.
  — Brian Spegele, WSJ, 24 Aug. 2022
• The worst part, Kasper said, was that the man’s death was avoidable.
  — Timothy Pratt, ajc, 3 Aug. 2022
• The good news with House of the Dragon is that the beginning is the worst part.
  — Darren Franich, EW.com, 19 Aug. 2022
• And then the worst is: What about those who elected him?
  — Bytal Axelrod, ABC News, 27 July 2022
• Still, many say the worst of the hurdles appear to be over.
  — Chip Cutter, WSJ, 8 Aug. 2022
• Hope for the best weather; come prepared for the worst.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 6 July 2022
• Even in the worst of times, Stanley Hardin could put a smile on your face.
  — Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 15 Dec. 2022
• Still, there are some promising signs that the worst could soon be over.
  — Paul R. La Monica, CNN, 18 Dec. 2022
• The worst part is it isn't expected to cool off at night.
  — Judson Jones, CNN, 25 July 2022
• Auburn entered the game with a -11 turnover margin, which was tied for the worst in FCS.
  — al, 30 Oct. 2022
• But losing valiantly, as the Jazz did tonight, isn’t the worst thing in the world, either.
  — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 Dec. 2022
• Tom Brady had the worst record of his career, Aaron Rodgers missed the playoffs, and both are mulling retirement.
  — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 20 Jan. 2023
• The season 2 finale of Ginny and Georgia finally saw the Millers' family secrets catch up with them at the worst possible time.
  — Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Jan. 2023

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worst

2 of 3 adverb

• My sister was hurt worst.
• She was voted the worst-dressed celebrity of 2005.
• Throw in the end zone and, at worst, take a field goal?
  — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2024
• The currency, the kwacha, went from one of the world’s worst-performing to the best.
  — Ruth MacLean, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2022
• The worst-shooting teams in the NBA today hit around 45 percent of their shots.
  — Fred Bowen, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2023
• But the Rockets, the worst free-throw shooting team in the league, knocked down four straight from the line to seal the victory.
  — Paul Newberry, Chron, 14 Dec. 2021
• Henan Province was among the regions worst hit by the famine after 1958.
  — Chris Buckley, New York Times, 10 Dec. 2023
• Each starter had at least two, and Curry totaled a team-worst four.
  — C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Mar. 2023
• Ever since it’s been the worst kept secret in the industry.
  — Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 4 May 2022
• Coming into the game they were ranked as the third-worst free-throw shooting team in the NBA, making 73.5%.
  — Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2022
• By that logic, the problems should have been worst prior to the civil rights reforms in the 1960s.
  — Michael Bérubé, The New Republic, 21 Mar. 2022
• The calls were inconsistent at best and rigged at worst.
  — Jenna Reyes, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Jan. 2023
• The stern measures failed to prevent the city's worst-ever outbreak.
  — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 4 May 2022
• Major cities including Chongqing and Zhengzhou were among the worst-hit.
  — Fox News, 15 Nov. 2022
• In November 1966, a fatal flood of more than six feet hit, the worst yet measured.
  — Emma Bubola Laetitia Vancon, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2023
• The worst-kept secret in sports broadcasting is no longer a secret at all.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Mar. 2022
• The minor league system is ranked worst by MLB Pipeline.
  — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2022
• The offensive line ranked worst in ESPN’s pass-block win rate.
  — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 10 Sep. 2022
• Along with sending in your best (or worst) selfie, select from a range of colors and write up to 15 lines of text.
  — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 17 May 2022
• The list rates all 44 presidents from best to worst using the criteria.
  — Ben Flanagan | [e-mail], al, 21 Feb. 2022
• This draft is a big reason why Jacksonville could go from worst to first this season.
  — Baltimore Sun, 20 Apr. 2022
• For the last decade, energy has been the worst-performing sector on the S&P 500 index.
  — Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 1 Apr. 2022
• Pillersdorf, whose home was flooded, noted that the areas worst hit in his county are the ones closest to the strip mines.
  — Phil McCausland, NBC News, 6 Aug. 2022
• The letter said the plan was an affront to the rights of communities worst impacted by the crisis.
  — Jessie Yeung, Caitlin Hu and Ella Nilsen, CNN, 22 Sep. 2022
• Last year, the state was one of the worst-hit when the ferocious delta wave of the coronavirus swept the country and overwhelmed the health infrastructure.
  — Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2022
• The nearby port city of Derna was the worst affected following the collapse of two dams, which wiped out a quarter of the area.
  — Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2023
• For much of the season, the Spurs have endured the ignominious distinction of being one of the worst free-throw shooting teams in the NBA.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Dec. 2021
• By now, the word is out that the drive up the I-70 corridor from Denver to the resorts is, well, unpleasant at best and soul-crushing at worst.
  — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Dec. 2022
• But its economy, one of the world's worst performing last year, also contracted in the last quarter, by 0.3%.
  — Yuri Kageyama, Quartz, 15 Feb. 2024
• Awards shows tend to be mildly entertaining at best and painful at worst, and this likely didn’t whet anyone’s appetite for more.
  — Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2024

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worst

3 of 3 noun

• He is the worst of the bunch.
• He is one of the worst in the class.
• That movie was the worst!
• It's still raining, but the worst of the storm is over now.
• Even in the worst of times, she was hopeful.
• When it comes to dancing, he is the worst.
• What's the worst that can happen?
• The company was operating on high costs and low prices—the worst of both worlds.
• The worst of it is, I don't even know how to contact her.
• Where does the defeat rank on the list of worst defeats for the all-time great?
  — Chris Chase, For The Win, 11 July 2018
• Feel free to share your bests and worsts of the fest in the comment section.
  — Michael Rietmulder, The Seattle Times, 3 Sep. 2018
• Worst of all was the barring even of holders of green cards.
  — T.a. Frank, The Hive, 31 Jan. 2017
• His walk rate and strike percentages are career worsts.
  — Si.com Staff, SI.com, 29 May 2018
• Happ tied career worsts by allowing 11 hits and eight runs in four-plus innings to lose for the first time in seven decisions.
  — Larry Fleisher, courant.com, 24 June 2019
• While Thomas suffered through career-lows in shooting and career-worsts on defense, Crowder showed to be a poor fit in Cleveland, too.
  — Joe Vardon, cleveland.com, 16 Feb. 2018
• The findings could provide clues about which species are best and worst positioned to weather environmental changes.
  — National Geographic, 8 Dec. 2016
• Worst of all, Penvose’s allegation of retaliation is the fifth in a disgraceful trail of retaliation claims over the past several years in Groveland.
  — Lauren Ritchie, OrlandoSentinel.com, 31 May 2017
• Worst of all, Mr. Trump is revealing Silicon Valley’s vulnerability.
  — David Streitfeld, New York Times, 1 June 2016
• He is the worst of the bunch.
• He is one of the worst in the class.
• That movie was the worst!
• It's still raining, but the worst of the storm is over now.
• Even in the worst of times, she was hopeful.
• When it comes to dancing, he is the worst.
• What's the worst that can happen?
• The company was operating on high costs and low prices—the worst of both worlds.
• The worst of it is, I don't even know how to contact her.
• Where does the defeat rank on the list of worst defeats for the all-time great?
  — Chris Chase, For The Win, 11 July 2018
• Feel free to share your bests and worsts of the fest in the comment section.
  — Michael Rietmulder, The Seattle Times, 3 Sep. 2018
• Worst of all was the barring even of holders of green cards.
  — T.a. Frank, The Hive, 31 Jan. 2017

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024