How to Use awfully in a Sentence

awfully

adverb

• That last part can be awfully hard to do.
  — Diane Brady, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026
• Chandler gets awfully cozy in his new digs (just don't cover his air hole).
  — Gretchen Hansen, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Nov. 2025
• On balance, this was an awfully good year for restaurants.
  — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2025
• That debate can seem awfully quaint.
  — Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
• That’s an awfully tough argument to make these days.
  — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
• Charging over $100 for a short train ride sounds awfully high to me.
  — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
• After a three-game slide, getting back in the win column feels awfully good.
  — Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 3 Nov. 2025
• But that’s an awfully tough destiny to control.
  — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 23 Dec. 2025
• The host and her guests have an awfully good time agreeing about everything.
  — Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
• That just seems like an awfully steep price, which Paton said himself last week.
  — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2026
• But, goodness, those tailgates could get awfully stank.
  — Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 22 June 2026
• That stat is going to be awfully difficult to beat.
  — Tyler Geis, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
• Be an awfully nice night to do it when the Panthers are in town for a game against the Blues.
  — Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 13 July 2026
• But Stoops set the bar awfully high with his eight straight bowl trips and two 10-win seasons.
  — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
• That being said, ZPF is awfully short for the price tag.
  — David Jagneaux, Forbes.com, 31 Dec. 2025
• But not without some awfully tense moments getting there.
  — Frank Rajkowski, Twin Cities, 11 Oct. 2025
• There is something awfully likable about this team, mostly its refusal to quit.
  — John Shipley, Twin Cities, 22 May 2026
• Given the pressure on both teams, this is an awfully tough game to predict two days before kickoff.
  — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
• The dollars per share can be awfully confusing.
  — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 27 Feb. 2026
• The carousel has gotten awfully crowded.
  — Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2025
• Still, the sandwiches are awfully good.
  — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2026
• On paper, that sounds like an awfully elaborate way to adapt a straightforward toy.
  — Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 22 June 2026
• The last time human beings took pictures in the vicinity of the moon the world was an awfully analog place.
  — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Apr. 2026
• No restaurant is flawless, but Johnny’s comes awfully close.
  — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
• Because Baggers are awfully low to begin with.
  — New Atlas, 19 May 2026
• For a global city, New York can be awfully provincial.
  — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Apr. 2026
• Right now, though, ripe, honey-tart peaches with soft goat cheese would be awfully good with the last sips of a Chenin Blanc.
  — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
• And Sweden came awfully close against the United States.
  — Chris Pronger, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
• That sounds like an awfully low bar for a team on pace to rack up at least 120 points during the regular season.
  — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
• What was once the most ferocious defense in the NBA is now awfully tame.
  — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 28 Oct. 2025