"awful without" is not a complete sentence
It could be part of a sentence, but it would need to be combined with other words to form a complete thought. For example, "It was awful without any help" or "Her singing was awful without practice." In these examples, "awful without" is being used to describe something that was lacking or missing.
It pulls you in and then pushes you away, so that you leave saying, "Wow, how awful" without having experienced a full measure of awe.
The world will be awful without them, Fyodorov thought, as he imagined the fate of the workers below him.
An important thing to remember is this; it's entirely possible to be sexist/racist//paranoid/arrogant/offensive/generally awful without having some form of mental disorder.
But he and Dr. Grady say there are some women who seem to feel simply awful without estrogen, and for them the relief may well outweigh the risks.
When it came to my friends, people who I really liked and who seemed to like me back, the idea of a hug, or calling them up when I was upset, or talking about things that were awful without laughing the pain away, was terrifying.
I can't even remember how I lived before I had one – presumably because my life was so awful without my iPhone that I've blanked it all from my memory.
"But it's awful being without him.
Dance can say an awful lot without words.
In others, the Republicans found awful candidates without any help from the far right.
Can you really "come out" as a gay soldier when, walking down the hallway, you are likely to overhear peers in a room saying awful things without knowing that you're around?
If Ian Gillan and Deep Purple hadn't been famous enough to kick up a stink, no copyright laws or high court injunction would have prevented Sony BMG from flogging that awful album without their consent.
