Sentence examples for awfully late from inspiring English sources

"awfully late" is correct and usable in written English.
It is often used to emphasize that a situation is very late (later than expected, or later than it should be). For example: "We're running awfully late for the meeting - let's hurry!".

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I say, it's awfully late, you must be exhausted and I know I am".

"It was the right thing to do, but it was awfully late".

Influential though it was, it came awfully late in the life of the republic.

It is a nice diary, but it is awfully late to start a diary now.

"You're awfully late, dear," Prince Alfonso was heard to mutter in English.

"It's awfully late and awfully retaliatory," Dick DeGuerin, one of Mr. Durst's lawyers, said yesterday.

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We hadn't batted awfully well of late and I think that's a great team effort.

"Then Maryland is playing awfully well as of late and overcame a big hurdle".

There is a difference between your everyday late and your awfully, horribly, no-way-Big-Boss-isn't-going-to-notice-this late.

Google has been awfully protective of their latest version of Android, but thanks to the folks over at RootzWiki and Android Police, we may have our first ever glimpse at Ice Cream Sandwich.

Many Twitter users appeared awfully happy about their latest effort together.

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