The phrase "awful turn" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation that has taken a negative or unfortunate change.
Example: "The project was going well until it took an awful turn when the main investor pulled out."
Alternatives: "terrible twist" or "bad turn of events".
And Alan says, "It's awful, turn it off".
But on Dec. 7, a familiar story of immigrant striving took an awful turn.
To reach an understanding of this awful turn of events, one has only to reach back a few months.
None of us could have foreseen the awful turn of events today and certainly hope that he makes a speedy and full recovery.
Contrary to what people might tell you, Nirvanix' admittedly awful turn of events isn't a death knell for the cloud industry, any more than PRISM is (and more about that subject another time).
Pearson scored four goals in his first three games in an almost identical start to two seasons ago, and that took an awful turn.
It's like declaring bankruptcy: A painful road lies ahead, but you have permission to forget about any embarrassingly awful turns you made to arrive here.
Stag Don't A REPORT FOUND THAT STAG DOS ARE MOSTLY STRESSFUL AND AWFUL Turns out men don't like their "extreme shaming, humiliation, and deviance".
She remained an only child, solitary, bookish, close to her parents, leading a safe, uneventful childhood right up until a fateful evening, aged 17, when she ran a stop sign, crashed her car, and killed the driver of the other vehicle: who, in an awful twist, turned out to be one of her best friends from school.
It is a privilege to have amazing experiences with icons, but we cannot let awe turn into awful by revealing confidences or gushing about the private lives of public figures.
The awful secret turns out not to be so awful, but the buildup is effective.
