: inspiring horror, dismay, or disgust
living under appalling conditions
appalling savagery
appallingly
adverb
Examples of appalling in a Sentence
We drove by an appalling accident on the highway.
opening your mouth to show me your half-chewed food is absolutely appalling
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2026
The amount of funding that’s been cut for refugee resettlement is just appalling.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026
But, victims and their advocates say, there's still been an appalling lack of transparency — and almost no accountability.
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2026
The amount of funding that’s been cut for refugee resettlement is just appalling.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026
But, victims and their advocates say, there's still been an appalling lack of transparency — and almost no accountability.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
The news of Zuckerberg’s blessing comes after some appalling stories of minors having wildly inappropriate conversations with his company’s chatbots.
—Joe Wilkins Published Jan 28, Futurism, 28 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for appalling
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“Appalling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/appalling. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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