in the worst way

phrase

US, informal

: very much

I want a new bike in the worst way.

Examples of in the worst way in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Oh boy, OpenAI has to come public in the worst way; thank you very little. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 26 July 2026

Mike Norvell needs a bounce-back season in the worst way after going 7-17 the past two seasons. — Antonio Morales, New York Times, 22 July 2026

American fans will rue the fact that such a feel-good story ended in embarrassment on and off the field as a US president who loves the spotlight seized it at an inopportune time and then a promising team crashed out in the worst way possible. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 7 July 2026

The Aggies need a bounce-back in the worst way. — Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 10 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for in the worst way

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