appalling act

Frequency: 4.82.9 per million words

A shocking and very bad action.

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  • The community condemned the vandalism as an appalling act of disrespect.
  • He was imprisoned for committing several appalling acts of violence.
  • Betraying his closest friend was an appalling act that no one could forgive.
  • The dictator's regime will be remembered for its many appalling acts against humanity.
  • How could anyone justify such an appalling act of cruelty?
  • The deliberate pollution of the river was an appalling act against nature.
  • The trial revealed the appalling acts the suspect had carried out over the years.
  • It was an appalling act of cowardice to flee the scene of the accident.
  • The international court is investigating these appalling acts of war.
  • She wrote a book detailing the appalling acts she witnessed during the conflict.