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Discover LudwigThe phrase "awful mistake" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe a mistake that is very bad or serious. For example, "John made an awful mistake when he failed to submit his project on time."
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An awful mistake that.
It was an awful mistake.
Under pressure, he appears to make an awful mistake.
My father depended on women to answer the call of his self-questioning, and that was an awful mistake.
And had it not been for a simple, awful mistake, the roles could have been reversed.
What really cuts right through me is that restraint is not some awful mistake, it is a carefully planned intervention.
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Awful mistakes are commonplace, and rules are applied unevenly.
There have been many awful mistakes made in this country.
Awful mistakes may get clicked and pass unnoticed.
So we have made some awful mistakes, but we are where we are.
The Twins had two runners thrown out trying to take extra bases while they trailed by six runs, awful mistakes that helped Brown.
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