appalling

How To Use appalling In A Sentence

• Moreover, I realized -- experienced, even -- at long last, that "the Body of Christ" is a good deal more than a figure of speech; it is an appalling truth and mystery, uniting us beyond our knowing with one another, and uniting us with an ever greater mystery, the perichoresis ( "circling dance") of the Holy Trinity Who is our One God. Scott Cairns: Recovering the Body of Christ
• At lunch, Monsieur Caïn and his wife, who epitomize the nouveau bourgeoisie, continue to berate their daughter for what they see as appalling manners and lack of respect.
• The following day, North accused his bosses of appalling, dishonest and unethical behaviour.
• The corporate world is appallingly bad at capitalizing on the strengths of its people.
• They are demeaning the quality of public discourse, and setting an appalling example to young people. Times, Sunday Times
• It looks at some appalling racial attacks, including a skinhead raid last June on a Gypsy camp near Naples.
• Given his appalling record, he deserved serious punishment. The Sun
• Conditions in this makeshift camp on the outskirts of the town are appalling. Times, Sunday Times
• The weather was appalling, and German artillery made life unpleasant for the British.
• This is one of the most shocking and appalling media smears we have seen - and we have been shocked and appalled many times in the past.