: 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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Furthermore, the victims of this appalling scandal, and their relatives, have had to wait decades for justice.
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The Week Uk, theweek, 10 Feb. 2024
The owner of a Madison Township dog rescue, where 92 dogs were seized from appalling conditions and dozens more were found dead, has accepted guilt in the mistreatment of her animals, court records show.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 23 Jan. 2024
India, for example, remains an invaluable counterweight to China, despite Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appalling attacks on democracy and civil liberties.
—Thomas Carothers, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2023
Friends who couldn’t care less about Donald Trump, who won’t vote for him, who look at the cynical circus that just closed down in lower Manhattan as still more confirmation of his appalling judgment and character . . .
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 1 June 2024
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The Week Uk, theweek, 10 Feb. 2024
The owner of a Madison Township dog rescue, where 92 dogs were seized from appalling conditions and dozens more were found dead, has accepted guilt in the mistreatment of her animals, court records show.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 23 Jan. 2024
India, for example, remains an invaluable counterweight to China, despite Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appalling attacks on democracy and civil liberties.
—Thomas Carothers, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2023
Friends who couldn’t care less about Donald Trump, who won’t vote for him, who look at the cynical circus that just closed down in lower Manhattan as still more confirmation of his appalling judgment and character . . .
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 1 June 2024
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“Appalling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/appalling. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
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