The phrase "awful responsibility" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to express a heavy or burdensome obligation that one feels is unpleasant or difficult to bear.
Example: "Taking care of the family's finances after the loss of my father has become an awful responsibility that weighs heavily on my shoulders."
Alternatives: "heavy burden" or "dreadful obligation".
She added, "It is an awesome and sometimes awful responsibility for that person".
Being the go-to comic for new readers is an awful responsibility to bear.
"You are taking an awful responsibility if you try to transform the language of others," Ms. Chevalier said.
He was a writer who, as one Times critic noted, in 1963, "has given shape to the fantasies of millions of children — an awful responsibility".
O'Doherty has also described Sendak as "one of the most powerful men in the United States," in that he "has given shape to the fantasies of millions of children an awful responsibility".
"I've had the awful responsibility to have to work with The New York Times and other news organizations on stories that involve the release of classified information," Mr. Fratto said.
Awful responsibilities of men.
Dickens described the house as a "frightfully first-class family mansion, involving awful responsibilities".
You must remember, we are putting an awful lot of responsibility on the shoulders of young men, Chris Smalling, Harry Kane, John Stones, who is not with us now.
"Just because the request was made that way doesn't mean the investigation is completely bogus, but it puts an awful lot of responsibility about the subject of the request to be as truthful as possible, and if they are not, then it undermines the investigation," said Tony West, a defense lawyer and former federal prosecutor in Northern California.
"They have been able to work in the background of really top clubs where they have been given an awful lot of responsibility.
