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Discover LudwigThe phrase "awful for him" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation or condition that is very bad or unpleasant for a specific person.
Example: "The news of his job loss was truly awful for him, as he had been working there for over a decade."
Alternatives: "terrible for him" or "bad for him".
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I felt awful for him, and so guilty.
But the alternative ending is too awful for him to contemplate.
Because it would have been awful for him to see his father like that.
Still, if the video were all he had to overcome, things wouldn't be so awful for him.
I prefer trees [Good Friday] Poor Jesus, it must have been dead awful for him.
Easter: "Poor Jesus, it must have been dead awful for him.
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I was feeling pretty awful, for ignoring him when he needed help getting on the train and now for taking for granted how easy it is to "walk straight" when some people can't even see the line.
The writer asked Gore whether it had been an awful year for him.
Huhne said Perry's idea that going from cabinet minister to prisoner would be "an awful event" for him was "a little wide of the mark".
The favourite in Coral's book is Wentworth (2.40) and he looks to have an awful lot going for him.
And yet Altidore is only 24 and theoretically has an awful lot going for him, particularly that ferocious shot.
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