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Discover LudwigThe phrase "awful examples" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe instances or cases that are particularly poor or unsatisfactory in quality.
Example: "The report was filled with awful examples of mismanagement that highlighted the company's failures."
Alternatives: "terrible instances" or "poor examples".
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But the novel's more satirical nature leads us to see the supposed ordinary people of this novel as awful examples of humanity.
Yes, there have been awful examples of Taser-proximate injuriesuffereded when an officer used the weapon not because a suspect was fighting, but to gain control, or out of anger.
There's no shortage of other awful examples either.
In the United States, our jails and prisons include awful examples, but police practices have become far less corrupt and reliant on torture than they once were.
Ed Gein was the cross-dressing serial killer who is alleged to have been the basis for the fictional character Buffalo Bill in the film Silence of the Lambs, one of the most glaringly awful examples of the "scary transsexual" or "transsexual killer" trope in the mainstream media.
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What an awful example.
Mr Brown is an equally awful example.
This is an awful example of backhanded shaming.
The lottery is a particularly awful example of political corruption.
But it was an awful example of what governments will do for a superficially successful games.
Skipping election day is an awful example to my children (both teens), but I can't stomach either candidate.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com