Sample sentences for APPALLING

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Definition

shockingly terrible or horrible

appalling = shockingly terrible or horrible

Regret is an appalling waste of energy; you can't build on it; it's only for wallowing in.
Katherine Mansfield

appalling = terrible or horrible

appalling = horrible

appallingly = terribly

An appalling loneliness came over him.
C.S. Lewis -- The Voyage of the Dawn Trader

appalling = horrible

"Father left him!" Meg cried. "He left him on Camazotz!"
Appallingly, Mrs Whatsit's voice was cold. "And what do you expect us to do?"
Madeleine L'Engle -- A Wrinkle in Time

appallingly = in a manner that shocks with its terribleness

appalling = horrible

appalled = shocked by how terrible or horrible something is

His appetite was appalling, and he told me so many times to stop pestering him I consulted Atticus: "Reckon he's got a tapeworm?"
Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird

appalling = caused concern

Even Wilbur, who could eat almost anything, was appalled. "Imagine wanting a junky old rotten egg!" he muttered.
E. B. White -- Charlotte's Web

appalled = shocked by how horrible something is

Clary rubbed her sore arms, staring after him, appalled at what she'd done.
Cassandra Clare -- City of Bones

appalled = shocked (by a terrible thing)

How often was he appalled by some shrub covered with snow, which, like a sheeted specter, beset his very path!
Washington Irving -- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

appalled = horrified (causing strong feelings of disapproval)

One, with his chin propped on his knees, stared at nothing, in an intolerable and appalling manner:
Joseph Conrad -- Heart of Darkness

appalling = causing strong feelings of disapproval or horror

For an appalling moment Meg believed, and in that moment she felt her brain being gathered up into IT.
Madeleine L'Engle -- A Wrinkle in Time

appalling = shockingly terrible

appalled = shocked by how terrible or horrible something is

Faint almost to imperceptibility, but appalling, she suddenly heard the grinding of his teeth.
Aldous Huxley -- Brave New World

appalling = shockingly horrible

"Not exactly, dear Lady," said Jace, who was, Clary felt, enjoying himself in a truly appalling manner.
Cassandra Clare -- City of Bones

appalling = shockingly terrible or horrible

Like nearsightedness, bad posture, and an appalling lack of coordination.
Cassandra Clare -- City of Bones

appalling = shockingly terrible or horrible

There was a sudden and appalling hush; eyes floated uncomfortably, not knowing where to look.
Aldous Huxley -- Brave New World

appalling = shockingly horrible

Now that it looked as though the threats were really to be fulfilled, Bernard was appalled.
Aldous Huxley -- Brave New World

appalled = terrified

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