The phrase "awful plight" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a very bad or difficult situation someone is experiencing.
Example: "The refugees found themselves in an awful plight, struggling to find food and shelter."
Alternatives: "terrible situation" or "dire circumstances".
When repeatedly asked Wednesday on KTTV-TV Channel 11's "Good Day L.A". what should be done with the unaccompanied minors, Harris called their plight awful before pivoting to chastise the protesters' tone as "very troubling". The immigrants "are not committing crimes.
Both are in symbolically awful, all-American plights.
Nissan's plight is awful: losses in seven out of eight years, a domestic market share that drifted to an all-time low of 19% last year, and a pile of debt, totalling ¥1.4 trillion, plus ¥1.2 trillion in its financing division.
He said it was "too awful" to think of the plight of the migrants in the truck, four of whom were children.
This is not just out of fear that we might still be blacklisted (of the 2,080 names removed, 933 have still not been released; and a further 4,000 names are still on the list); there is also a slight sense of failure: were our efforts to write about the plight of Myanmar under this awful government really unworthy of a place on this list?
"I was put in an awful position," agonised Corden – and one has to concede the plight of an awards show host puts so much else into perspective.
The father-of-four, who is approaching day 70 of a life-threatening hunger strike to highlight his plight, said: "I hope I do not die in this awful place.
Roden, with a borlotti bean and pasta soup, hopes "the book helps to keep the plight of Syrian refugees in people's minds and that it will raise funds to alleviate their awful living conditions until their future is settled".
"I understand her plight".
