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

The summer may be winding down, but there's an awful lot of potentially market moving activity in store next week. — Sarah Min, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026

Tottenham have made significant progress on departures this week, so there is not an awful lot of work left to do. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Everywhere’s worth something and most places are worth an awful lot. — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2026

There’s an awful lot of weeping going on in the stands at the Fifty Something tour. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for an awful lot

• immunoblot
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• afterthought
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• astronaut
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• concordat
• cosmonaut
• entrepot