Sentence examples for best awful from inspiring English sources

THE BEST AWFUL, by Carrie Fisher.

Even by Hollywood standards Suzanne Vale, the heroine of Carrie Fisher's new novel, "The Best Awful," is not your typical Hollywood divorcée.

IM The Best Awful, by Carrie Fisher (Pocket Books, £6.99) It's hard to grow up normal in Hollywood, but when "your father is gay, your mother is a manic depressive, your grandmother tap dances for a living and your grandfather shot speed" you don't have a hope, unless Mommy moves to somewhere ordinary and keeps taking the meds.

Breaking The Waves, in which sheltered, simple Bess McNeill is driven mad by her paralysed husband's demands that she should have sex with other men, then describe her encounters to him, was one of the best, most awful films I have ever seen.

This works best in awful environments – large, glassed-in places or small, crowded rooms – but the times I used it in bedrooms and in the kitchen resulted in slightly improved sound.

But others on social media used sad-face emojis to express their disappointment, with comments such as "Not gonna lie, a little disappointed that @coachella banned selfie-sticks… (although realistically, probably for the best)" and "Awful news".

But, at least on Sunday night (when you'd expect Jesus to be at his best), it was awful.

Colonel Brar was clearly troubled by what happened here but said he and his troops did their best in an awful situation.

Based on a university-style fraternity for civilians, it throws in an enjoyably awful best man speech, streaking and tranquiliser-dart gags, and Graduate and Chariots of Fire parodies.

This is the kind of woman Fulton is — a tower of grace and a well of good will, a woman who misses her son desperately and is trying to make the best of an awful situation, the kind who perseveres through faith and is in search of forgiveness and peace.

The best devices are awful and the worst devices are unusable.