an awful lot

phrase

informal

1

: a large amount

They lost an awful lot of money.

She does an awful lot of talking.

2

: very much

I like him an awful lot.

Examples of an awful lot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After all, having someone risk arrest (Fever Pitch), throw themselves in front of a car (Hitch), or sacrifice their career for you (The Proposal) comes with an awful lot of pressure. — Vanessa Bohns, Time, 6 Oct. 2026

So, alongside the compliments there’s an awful lot of real estate dedicated to his enemies, including his stepmother, Raine, whose many offenses included installing wall-to-wall carpeting in the family manse. — Ashley Baker, Air Mail, 3 Oct. 2026

Well, that is giving an awful lot of power to this woman’s Havaianas. — Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2026

But there’s an awful lot of football to be played between now and that Turkey Day capper. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for an awful lot

• immunoblot
• aeronaut
• aforethought
• afterthought
• apricot
• argonaut
• astronaut
• camelot
• coffeepot
• concordat
• cosmonaut
• entrepot