Explore Appalled through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like aghast or dismayed. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Appalled meaning
Shocked, horrified by something unpleasant.
Using Appalled
- The main meaning on this page is: Shocked, horrified by something unpleasant.
- Useful related words include: aghast, dismayed, shocked, afraid.
- In the example corpus, appalled often appears in combinations such as: appalled by, was appalled, appalled at.
Context around Appalled
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 12 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Appalled
- In this selection, "appalled" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, absolutely, crimes, silently and especially stand out and add context to how "appalled" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include are absolutely appalled to find and are silently appalled by the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "appalled" sits close to words such as alas, baseless and brilliance, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with appalled
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
First Anime Appearance: Even The Universes' Gods Are Appalled? (9 words)
He said he was "bewildered and appalled that I'm being forced out". (13 words)
He said he was “bewildered and appalled” at the Privileges Committee’s investigation into him. (15 words)
Detective Chief Inspector Eugene Swift said: “We know the public will understandably be as appalled as we are by this abhorrent offending, which is made more shocking by the fact it was committed by somebody in a position of trust. (40 words)
A letter by some aggrieved parents to the school reads: “As parents we are absolutely appalled to find out through a Facebook post yesterday that you as a school are working towards the Rainbow Award with no advance warning. (39 words)
A Bury MP was "appalled" and "disappointed" after it emerged the former Health Secretary suggested funding for a borough learning disability centre could be pulled to pressure him not to rebel against coronavirus restrictions. (34 words)
First Anime Appearance: Even The Universes' Gods Are Appalled? (9 words)
I’m appalled that any of you would consider this ridiculous proposal … Mr. Mayor, how would you feel if someone wanted to destroy that fire station named in your honor? (30 words)
Example sentences (20)
A Bury MP was "appalled" and "disappointed" after it emerged the former Health Secretary suggested funding for a borough learning disability centre could be pulled to pressure him not to rebel against coronavirus restrictions.
A letter by some aggrieved parents to the school reads: “As parents we are absolutely appalled to find out through a Facebook post yesterday that you as a school are working towards the Rainbow Award with no advance warning.
Campaigner Terry Galloway said he was “appalled that the government are ignoring the care experienced voice” and failing to consult on this recommendation.
Daniel Gil De Lamadrid, third-year sociology major, said he was “appalled but unsurprised” by the decision in an email interview.
Darren added: "I’m still very upset by the incident and I am appalled at the lack of follow-up.
Defoe spoke out about the incident at Hillsborough, telling : "I'm appalled and saddened by the actions of the individual in question.
Detective Chief Inspector Eugene Swift said: “We know the public will understandably be as appalled as we are by this abhorrent offending, which is made more shocking by the fact it was committed by somebody in a position of trust.
First Anime Appearance: Even The Universes' Gods Are Appalled?
Following the hearing, Danielle Allanson, District Crown Prosecutor at CPS North West said Smejkal’s crimes ‘appalled’ her.
Further afield, Pakistan's foreign ministry said it "strongly condemns the despicable act", while Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said he was "disgusted and appalled" by the Koran burning in front of a mosque.
Her family and friends were appalled by the judicial decision not to convict Brown of murder at his trial in May 2011.
He said he was appalled by Chia’s “horrendous statements” and that Chia doesn’t speak for Singaporeans.
He said he was “bewildered and appalled” at the Privileges Committee’s investigation into him.
He said he was "bewildered and appalled that I'm being forced out".
He said: "There are many Russians today who are silently appalled by the sight of their armed forces pulverising Ukrainian cities, expelling innocent families from their homes and kidnapping thousands of children.
He went on to say he was "appalled" by what he saw in the music video.
How Prince Harry's chat with guru who compared Hamas terrorists to Jews who battled the Nazis has appalled.
If every country that is appalled by the events in Gaza would takes a similar stand, then the pressure on Israel will mount and hopefully make them reconsider their course of action.
If our ancestors could see how courtship works now, they would be appalled, especially after reading about this dating story.
I’m appalled that any of you would consider this ridiculous proposal … Mr. Mayor, how would you feel if someone wanted to destroy that fire station named in your honor?
Common combinations with appalled
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- appalled by 85×
- was appalled 50×
- appalled at 23×
- were appalled 20×
- appalled that 18×
- and appalled 18×
- is appalled 18×
- are appalled 16×
- am appalled 13×
- be appalled 12×