The phrase "awful display" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is poorly presented or visually unappealing, often in contexts such as art, performances, or presentations.
Example: "The exhibition was disappointing, featuring an awful display of amateur artwork that lacked creativity."
Alternatives: "terrible presentation" or "poor exhibition".
The Bath fly-half was not meant to play in this series after an awful display against Wales in May.
It was an awful display from a team that had scored 30 points just six times over the last two years.
For the Mets fans of New York, there was only one response to such an awful display: hiding their faces and hanging their heads.
But like many other fans of the Old Trafford club, he got a bit over-confident ahead of the Arsenal clash at the Emirates on Sunday. Louis van Gaal's team, of course, conceded three goals in just 20 minutes in an awful display.
From Tony, via text: "Awful display typical of the last few seasons summed up in 90 minutes.
It's been an awful display of football, but that Snodgrass goal might just change the complexion of the season.
There would be some awful displays in the next three months for Villa fans to endure.
He made his debut in the 5-4 defeagainstnst Liverpool, and followed that up with a truly awful first-half display against Spurs.
Paul Scholes was rested by the visitors after inspiring their win against QPR on Sunday - and the order and composure he has brought to their play since coming out of retirement was sorely missed in an awful first-half display.
If any public enterprises displayed comparably awful records of misdeeds, demands to privatize them would be deafening.
Courtesy of ITV's Chris Ship, responding to Ukip MEP David Coburn's tweet: Tory minister Anna Soubry said Farage had displayed an "awful, patronising, slightly chauvinistic attitude" towards the woman he told to "calm down": That's the trouble with Nigel: he's a prickly pear really, and he doesn't like it up him when someone asks him a tough question.
