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

But there’s an awful lot of football to be played between now and that Turkey Day capper. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2026

This may sound like an awful lot for music to do, but art can indeed explore and express the human dilemma. — Steven D. Reske, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026

Back at home, Bret has another scare when a figure who looks an awful lot like the Trawler cuts the power and lurks ominously in the backyard. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026

Granted, Pérez isn’t an unworthy profile subject, but six pages is an awful lot of Vogue for a fashion executive — a few Annie Leibovitz portraits shy of first-lady treatment. — Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for an awful lot

• immunoblot
• aeronaut
• aforethought
• afterthought
• apricot
• argonaut
• astronaut
• camelot
• coffeepot
• concordat
• cosmonaut
• entrepot