The phrase "awful luck" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where someone experiences unfortunate or bad circumstances.
Example: "After losing my wallet and getting a flat tire on the same day, I realized I was having awful luck."
Alternatives: "bad luck" or "terrible luck.".
If by some awful luck, your cancer is potentially deadly, miraculous new treatments and more in the pipeline could cure you or turn your cancer into a manageable disease.
What was interesting was seeing the other oil companies graciously allow BP to be hung out to dry, and declare that they would never have allowed such a thing to happen, other than when they were lamenting the awful luck and unfortunate, one in a million twist of fate that caused the spill.
"He has taken his opportunity well and it is clear he would already have had a successful career in the Football League had he not had some awful luck on trial at other clubs.
Hamilton will express his confidence at being able to erode Rosberg's points lead and will expect his awful luck of the first three races to turnaround - but the fact remains that no driver who has won the first three races of a season has failed to go on to claim the World Championship.
Portland is the non-surprising huge surprise of the year, as they have always had good teams on paper, but historically awful luck (see Sam Bowie, Greg Oden, Brandon Roy...)...
It is perhaps awful luck that the "8" in "Windows 8" rhymes so easily and naturally with "hate," as so many early reviews and predictions have been dubious of the split-screen nature of the operating system.
We did ride our luck a bit and we've not had an awful lot of luck this year to be honest so maybe it's a little bit overdue".
We did ride our luck a bit and we've not had an awful lot of luck this year to be honest so maybe it's a little bit overdue". Blackpool boss Lee Clark: "I'm frustrated for the players because we didn't get what we deserved.
"I wish Bill an awful lot of luck," said Mr. Osgood.
"There's an awful lot of luck in this," he added.
"There was an awful lot of luck involved in getting it, but lots of memorable photos are like that.
