Sentence examples for was appalling from inspiring English sources

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Dictionary

was appalling

verb

To depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear in such a manner that the mind shrinks, or loses its firmness; to inundate with sudden terror or horror; to dismay.

The sight appalled the stoutest heart.

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It was appalling.

The New York Times

"Citigroup's behavior was appalling".

The New York Times

This was appalling.

The New Yorker

Franzen's timing was appalling.

The Guardian - Books

It was appalling and obvious.

The New Yorker

Much of it was appalling.

The New York Times

Edward Fox was appalling.

The Guardian

The food was appalling.

The Guardian

The inhumanity was appalling.

The Guardian

The fight was appalling.

The New Yorker

"It was appalling," Ms. Hawley said.

The New York Times - Arts

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