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

All of this may seem like an awful lot of effort to catch one musical act. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 28 July 2026

But this is an awful lot of trust to place in a few months of performance, especially when the roster fit is imperfect. — Chad Jennings, New York Times, 26 July 2026

Hasbro, Nintendo These new Hasbro figures are the same scale as the figma version, look extremely good, and cost an awful lot less. — Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

If there’s an awful lot of history to sort out before England-Argentina kicks off, the France-Spain backstory is arguably more workmanlike. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 14 July 2026

Rhymes for an awful lot

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