Sentence examples for In awful straits from inspiring English sources

But Brazil's economy was again in awful straits.

When a calypso version of The Jackson 5's I want you back is the least awful bit of a soundtrack, you know you're in dire straits.

But the airline remains in dire straits.

In '68, Detroit was in dire straits.

Our youth is in terrible straits".

And our economy is in dire straits.

And aviation is in dire straits.

Detroit has been in dire straits before.

"We're in dire straits.

It's in dire straits".

In short, I was in dire straits.