an awful lot
idiom
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.
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Losing to a team like the Browns says an awful lot about Green Bay.
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Sep. 2025
If only mortal decline could be registered with equal efficiency, we would all be saved an awful lot of fuss.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
While the band looks to be having an awful lot of fun together on stage, nobody smiled more broadly on opening night than Starr himself.
—Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Stylistically, the song's slow-fast-slow formula is reflective of many prog rock groups of the 1970s, but the resonant voice that David St. Hubbins uses on the chorus sounds an awful lot like Ian Anderson from Jethro Tull.
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Sep. 2025
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Sep. 2025
If only mortal decline could be registered with equal efficiency, we would all be saved an awful lot of fuss.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
While the band looks to be having an awful lot of fun together on stage, nobody smiled more broadly on opening night than Starr himself.
—Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Stylistically, the song's slow-fast-slow formula is reflective of many prog rock groups of the 1970s, but the resonant voice that David St. Hubbins uses on the chorus sounds an awful lot like Ian Anderson from Jethro Tull.
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Sep. 2025
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