: inspiring horror, dismay, or disgust
living under appalling conditions
appalling savagery
appallingly
adverb
Examples of appalling in a Sentence
We drove by an appalling accident on the highway.
opening your mouth to show me your half-chewed food is absolutely appalling
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Your son’s insensitivity to your feelings is appalling.
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Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 26 Nov. 2025
The appalling timing for Kyiv may also explain why Moscow has bothered to – yet again – present a series of maximalist demands that Ukraine and its allies have also flatly and repeatedly dismissed.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025
Primeau, claimed on waivers earlier in the year, made three starts and allowed an appalling 13 goals in the process.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
The toll is appalling and will continue to grow.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2025
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Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 26 Nov. 2025
The appalling timing for Kyiv may also explain why Moscow has bothered to – yet again – present a series of maximalist demands that Ukraine and its allies have also flatly and repeatedly dismissed.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025
Primeau, claimed on waivers earlier in the year, made three starts and allowed an appalling 13 goals in the process.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
The toll is appalling and will continue to grow.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for appalling
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“Appalling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/appalling. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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