Appalling is an English word with synonyms like dismaying or alarming. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Appalling in a sentence
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Appalling meaning
present participle and gerund of appall
Synonyms of Appalling
Using Appalling
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of appall
- Useful related words include: dismaying, alarming, experience.
- In the example corpus, appalling often appears in combinations such as: an appalling, the appalling, appalling and.
Context around Appalling
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 10 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Appalling
- In this selection, "appalling" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, revealed, find, insanity, secretive, neglect and act stand out and add context to how "appalling" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as insanity appalling and a and behaviour was appalling and completely. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "appalling" sits close to words such as alternating, ashamed and bleak, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with appalling
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Digne’s delivery is appalling. (5 words)
But she says she had to live with appalling sexism. (10 words)
Each square on the grids throws up an appalling statistic. (10 words)
But so far nothing besides surly silence out of the white house greeted either epistle, which could end this appalling assault on a journalist and a free press in an instant – if Biden so chose. (35 words)
But she added: “It is further evidence of appalling failures in the police vetting and misconduct processes, still not addressed by government, that he was ever able to serve as a police officer. (33 words)
Caroline Pidgeon AM said, “Back in 2016, the initial report highlighted the Met’s Response to missing children as appalling, with 36/38 cases they reviewed requiring improvement or being inadequate. (31 words)
Example sentences (20)
Achieving justice for those who fall victim to this appalling, secretive crime is paramount.
A farmer has been banned from keeping livestock after an investigation by North Yorkshire Trading Standards officers revealed appalling neglect and suffering.
A pro-Scottish independence group hit by “an appalling act of vandalism” is reporting a surge of donations and goodwill messages after damage to its Inverness premises.
A serial flasher with an “appalling record” exposed himself in front of children two days in a row.
A thug has been banned from Piccadilly Gardens after targeting a man who was withdrawing cash during an 'appalling' robbery.
BBC Local News: London -- The remarks made by the mayor at a People's Question Time event are "appalling", Conservatives say.
Beyond that, the knee-jerk reaction of too many politicians and regulators seems to be "they're too big, they must be doing something illegal" is something I find appalling.
But she added: “It is further evidence of appalling failures in the police vetting and misconduct processes, still not addressed by government, that he was ever able to serve as a police officer.
But she says she had to live with appalling sexism.
But so far nothing besides surly silence out of the white house greeted either epistle, which could end this appalling assault on a journalist and a free press in an instant – if Biden so chose.
Caroline Pidgeon AM said, “Back in 2016, the initial report highlighted the Met’s Response to missing children as appalling, with 36/38 cases they reviewed requiring improvement or being inadequate.
Chief Constable Trevor Rodenhurst said Dunne’s behaviour was “appalling and completely unacceptable”.
Councillor Sean Chaytor was equally unimpressed, saying: “The idea of a second column is appalling because the existing one is awful.
Dawn Matson suffered six years of appalling physical abuse at the hands of her partner Gary Metcalfe.
Det Chief Ben Heaton, of Burnley CID, said: “Bamsey is a violent individual who displays an appalling attitude towards women.
Detective Sergeant Liam Robertson, from Darlington CID is leading the investigation, he said: “This was an appalling attack which has left a man in hospital with serious injuries.
Digne’s delivery is appalling.
Each square on the grids throws up an appalling statistic.
Even before the detail of the agreement was disclosed it was being described as “insanity”, “appalling” and a “surrender” by hardline Republicans.
Festival director Susan Provan said in 2019 the comments were 'appalling' and she wanted the award to 'to celebrate the breadth of the artists that participate in the festival'.
Common combinations with appalling
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- an appalling 38×
- the appalling 23×
- appalling and 19×
- is appalling 17×
- as appalling 9×
- and appalling 6×
- of appalling 5×
- in appalling 5×
- his appalling 4×
- appalling conditions 4×