an awful lot of

idiom

: a large amount of : much
You're making an awful lot of noise.
We don't have an awful lot of money/time.

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There’s an awful lot of this diversity talk going around, and sometimes schools, especially the more expensive private schools, will lay it on a bit thick. Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 23 Mar. 2022 That adds up to an awful lot of empty places, and a lot of distance between gas stations. Wes Siler, Outside Online, 27 Jan. 2022 Clearly, Monahan has an awful lot of repair work to do, and not only with golfers, but with the families of 9/11 victims who came out so forcefully against LIV from its inception, and who spoke up against this union Tuesday night. Tara Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 7 June 2023 Padres at Mets: For two teams that finished second fiddle in their divisions, San Diego and New York bring an awful lot of star power into the playoffs. San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Oct. 2022 See all Example Sentences for an awful lot of 

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“An awful lot of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/an%20awful%20lot%20of. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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