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.
Examples of an awful lot in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
And with the recent trend toward remote working, that’s an awful lot of home brewing.
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USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2024
There was an awful lot to be proud of in Harrison’s first start of his sophomore season.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2024
But in truth there’s still an awful lot to do in terms of equality, which is a huge concern for me.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 29 Mar. 2024
People are messy and will experience an awful lot professionally and personally.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Rust-gate, as it has now been dubbed, began earlier this month when some members of the Cybertruck Owners Club forum began posting about finding orange specks that looked an awful lot like rust on the body of the EV after leaving it out in the rain.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 22 Feb. 2024
Not only does removing that election law take an awful lot of prestige, but succession laws such as partition can split your empire among quarrelling children.
—Barry Collins, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2024
As well as playing an awful lot of golf, the experience has changed Koenig’s perspective on the world.
—Don Riddell, CNN, 16 Feb. 2024
There are accounts of what sounds an awful lot like professionalism.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2024
USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2024
There was an awful lot to be proud of in Harrison’s first start of his sophomore season.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2024
But in truth there’s still an awful lot to do in terms of equality, which is a huge concern for me.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 29 Mar. 2024
People are messy and will experience an awful lot professionally and personally.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Rust-gate, as it has now been dubbed, began earlier this month when some members of the Cybertruck Owners Club forum began posting about finding orange specks that looked an awful lot like rust on the body of the EV after leaving it out in the rain.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 22 Feb. 2024
Not only does removing that election law take an awful lot of prestige, but succession laws such as partition can split your empire among quarrelling children.
—Barry Collins, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2024
As well as playing an awful lot of golf, the experience has changed Koenig’s perspective on the world.
—Don Riddell, CNN, 16 Feb. 2024
There are accounts of what sounds an awful lot like professionalism.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2024
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