Sentence examples for awful true from inspiring English sources

Suggestions(1)

The phrase "awful true" is not standard in written English and may be considered incorrect.
It could be used informally to emphasize the unpleasantness of a truth, but it is not widely accepted.
Example: "It's awful true that we need to make some serious changes to our approach."
Alternatives: "terribly true" or "painfully true".

Exact(1)

Ultimately, it is not at all clear if the Berberian Sound Studio is corrupting him, or revealing to Gilderoy his awful true destiny.

Similar(59)

"What happened in Ferguson wasn't unusual -- which is awful, but true.

When the time came, there was one of those awful-but-true glitches: Telephone problems apparently kept the State Department from getting through to confirm that her son had been freed.

Somehow it's all too perfectly awful to be true.

At the time, I had a slightly awful addiction to true crime shows.

And if his awful dream comes true and he does lose, he said, "I feel ashamed".

When asked, Tagg and Josh played down their political prospects — sounding an awful lot like true politicians.

Stereotypes are awful, it's true, although Europeans cheerfully indulge in them, about themselves and each other, all the time.

For decades, on both sides of the Mason-Dixon Line, the gavelling off of Thomas Jefferson's children was a story that was either too awful to be true or too useful to be proved false.

What We'll Add: Kind of like "Crazy Love," the execution here is pretty awful, but the true story is still worth the investment.

But her true awful colors show when she attends her editor's funeral and uses her time with his wife to her own advantage.

Show more...

Ludwig, your English writing platform

Write better and faster with AI suggestions while staying true to your unique style.

Student

Used by millions of students, scientific researchers, professional translators and editors from all over the world!

MitStanfordHarvardAustralian Nationa UniversityNanyangOxford

Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak quote

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak

CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com

Get started for free

Unlock your writing potential with Ludwig

Letters

Most frequent sentences: