an awful lot

phrase

informal

1

: a large amount

They lost an awful lot of money.

She does an awful lot of talking.

2

: very much

I like him an awful lot.

Examples of an awful lot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Instead, there’s just an awful lot of tears — and young Nagatani is by far the best at sobbing. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

At minimum, an awful lot is up in the air right now, and with that comes new possibility. — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2026

This is an awful lot for a company that has raised $20 million to date and has fewer than 30 people. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 3 Nov. 2026

But that sounded an awful lot like damage control from the WNBA. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for an awful lot

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