How to Use worst in a Sentence

worst

1 of 2 adverb

• My sister was hurt worst.
• She was voted the worst-dressed celebrity of 2005.
• Here are some of the worst-smelling plants around.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
• The team’s running backs were among the worst-graded in the league.
  — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2026
• What moments hit hardest or whiffed worst for you, Dan?
  — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 1 Jan. 2026
• Each starter had at least two, and Curry totaled a team-worst four.
  — C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Mar. 2023
• This draft is a big reason why Jacksonville could go from worst to first this season.
  — Baltimore Sun, 20 Apr. 2022
• The currency, the kwacha, went from one of the world’s worst-performing to the best.
  — Ruth MacLean, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2022
• The stern measures failed to prevent the city's worst-ever outbreak.
  — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 4 May 2022
• That stood as his worst-performing bestseller for more than half a decade, until this week.
  — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
• Health care, the worst-performing sector this year, led the index.
  — Sarah Min, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2025
• Which of these does Jets management handle worst?
  — Murat Ates, New York Times, 4 May 2026
• Chereau did not name specific airlines or airports which have been worst hit.
  — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 3 June 2026
• Fearless, Red, 1989 and Lover — from best to worst.
  — Stephen Daw, Billboard, 5 Aug. 2025
• Major cities including Chongqing and Zhengzhou were among the worst-hit.
  — Fox News, 15 Nov. 2022
• Since then the #Jets defense has gone from first to worst donning a record of 3-14.
  — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
• That puts the city’s pension systems among the 10 worst-funded in the country.
  — Mary Wagoner, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
• All three risk paralysis at best and destabilization at worst—and at least one leader could fall.
  — Ian Bremmer, Time, 6 Jan. 2026
• The three worst-performing sides at home were all relegated.
  — Jay Harris, New York Times, 10 May 2026
• When looking at it this way, the shift into a new career seems overwhelming at best, hopeless at worst.
  — Shelli Brunswick, Forbes, 6 Feb. 2023
• Manatees have fared worst along the east coast, where one-fifth of the population likely was lost this year.
  — Max Chesnes, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2021
• Along with sending in your best (or worst) selfie, select from a range of colors and write up to 15 lines of text.
  — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 17 May 2022
• The reviews are typically used to weed out the worst-performing staff.
  — Sridhar Natarajan, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2022
• Pillersdorf, whose home was flooded, noted that the areas worst hit in his county are the ones closest to the strip mines.
  — Phil McCausland, NBC News, 6 Aug. 2022
• The list rates all 44 presidents from best to worst using the criteria.
  — Ben Flanagan | [email protected], al, 21 Feb. 2022
• Henan Province was among the regions worst hit by the famine after 1958.
  — Chris Buckley, New York Times, 10 Dec. 2023
• But the Rockets, the worst free-throw shooting team in the league, knocked down four straight from the line to seal the victory.
  — Paul Newberry, Chron, 14 Dec. 2021
• He had been left out of the team and, sensing Rangers were on track for the club’s worst-ever result, questioned the plan.
  — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
• The northeastern port city was the worst affected and has been declared a disaster zone.
  — Ayat Al-Tawy, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2023
• Meta has been our worst-performing megacap tech stock in March, losing more than 15%.
  — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2026

worst

2 of 2 noun

• He is the worst of the bunch.
• He is one of the worst in the class.
• That movie was the worst!
• It's still raining, but the worst of the storm is over now.
• Even in the worst of times, she was hopeful.
• When it comes to dancing, he is the worst.
• What's the worst that can happen?
• The company was operating on high costs and low prices—the worst of both worlds.
• The worst of it is, I don't even know how to contact her.
• Feel free to share your bests and worsts of the fest in the comment section.
  — Michael Rietmulder, The Seattle Times, 3 Sep. 2018
• Where does the defeat rank on the list of worst defeats for the all-time great?
  — Chris Chase, For The Win, 11 July 2018
• His eight earned runs and five walks were also tied for his single-game worsts.
  — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
• Happ tied career worsts by allowing 11 hits and eight runs in four-plus innings to lose for the first time in seven decisions.
  — Larry Fleisher, courant.com, 24 June 2019
• The findings could provide clues about which species are best and worst positioned to weather environmental changes.
  — National Geographic, 8 Dec. 2016
• If this is Warhol at his provocative worst, at least the exhibition for the most part reveals Warhol at his colorful and kitschy best.
  — John J. Miller, National Review, 19 Dec. 2019
• While Thomas suffered through career-lows in shooting and career-worsts on defense, Crowder showed to be a poor fit in Cleveland, too.
  — Joe Vardon, cleveland.com, 16 Feb. 2018
• Worst of all, Penvose’s allegation of retaliation is the fifth in a disgraceful trail of retaliation claims over the past several years in Groveland.
  — Lauren Ritchie, OrlandoSentinel.com, 31 May 2017