How to Use worst in a Sentence

worst

1 of 2 adjective
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  • He lives in the worst area of the city.
  • This has got to be the worst day of my life.
  • They're the worst team ever.
  • The worst part of working there is the long commute.
  • My worst fears came true.
  • In my opinion, it's her worst book.
  • It was the worst movie I've ever seen.
  • This is the worst car I've ever bought.
  • He is the worst singer I've ever heard.
  • His worst quality is his impatience.
  • In the end, the 3.6% slump was the seventh-worst in the past 50 years.
    — David Goodman, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2022
  • Now’s the time to prepare for the worst and hope for the best.
    — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 15 June 2022
  • The floods are the worst to hit Pakistan in over a decade.
    — Susannah George, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2022
  • There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us.
    — Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Here’s the good news… It’s not one of the worst, either.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2022
  • But the Grand Canyon golfer is, in my opinion, the worst.
    — Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Last season, the Bengals were one of the worst teams in the NFL on 3rd-and1 and 4th-and-1.
    — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 8 Sep. 2022
  • The heat wave is the worst to hit China in six decades.
    — Brian Spegele, WSJ, 24 Aug. 2022
  • The worst part, Kasper said, was that the man’s death was avoidable.
    — Timothy Pratt, ajc, 3 Aug. 2022
  • The good news with House of the Dragon is that the beginning is the worst part.
    — Darren Franich, EW.com, 19 Aug. 2022
  • And then the worst is: What about those who elected him?
    — Bytal Axelrod, ABC News, 27 July 2022
  • Still, many say the worst of the hurdles appear to be over.
    — Chip Cutter, WSJ, 8 Aug. 2022
  • Hope for the best weather; come prepared for the worst.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 6 July 2022
  • Even in the worst of times, Stanley Hardin could put a smile on your face.
    — Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Still, there are some promising signs that the worst could soon be over.
    — Paul R. La Monica, CNN, 18 Dec. 2022
  • The worst part is it isn't expected to cool off at night.
    — Judson Jones, CNN, 25 July 2022
  • Auburn entered the game with a -11 turnover margin, which was tied for the worst in FCS.
    — al, 30 Oct. 2022
  • But losing valiantly, as the Jazz did tonight, isn’t the worst thing in the world, either.
    — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 Dec. 2022
  • The Tigers, meanwhile, were one of the worst teams in baseball against righties.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 29 Sep. 2022
  • Also, Kuo said that the worst is yet to come in the server market.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 9 Dec. 2022
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worst

2 of 2 adverb
  • My sister was hurt worst.
  • She was voted the worst-dressed celebrity of 2005.
  • Throw in the end zone and, at worst, take a field goal?
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2024
  • The currency, the kwacha, went from one of the world’s worst-performing to the best.
    — Ruth MacLean, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2022
  • The worst-shooting teams in the NBA today hit around 45 percent of their shots.
    — Fred Bowen, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2023
  • But the Rockets, the worst free-throw shooting team in the league, knocked down four straight from the line to seal the victory.
    — Paul Newberry, Chron, 14 Dec. 2021
  • Henan Province was among the regions worst hit by the famine after 1958.
    — Chris Buckley, New York Times, 10 Dec. 2023
  • Each starter had at least two, and Curry totaled a team-worst four.
    — C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Ever since it’s been the worst kept secret in the industry.
    — Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 4 May 2022
  • Coming into the game they were ranked as the third-worst free-throw shooting team in the NBA, making 73.5%.
    — Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2022
  • By that logic, the problems should have been worst prior to the civil rights reforms in the 1960s.
    — Michael Bérubé, The New Republic, 21 Mar. 2022
  • The calls were inconsistent at best and rigged at worst.
    — Jenna Reyes, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Jan. 2023
  • The stern measures failed to prevent the city's worst-ever outbreak.
    — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 4 May 2022
  • Major cities including Chongqing and Zhengzhou were among the worst-hit.
    — Fox News, 15 Nov. 2022
  • In November 1966, a fatal flood of more than six feet hit, the worst yet measured.
    — Emma Bubola Laetitia Vancon, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2023
  • The worst-kept secret in sports broadcasting is no longer a secret at all.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Mar. 2022
  • The minor league system is ranked worst by MLB Pipeline.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2022
  • The offensive line ranked worst in ESPN’s pass-block win rate.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 10 Sep. 2022
  • Along with sending in your best (or worst) selfie, select from a range of colors and write up to 15 lines of text.
    — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 17 May 2022
  • The list rates all 44 presidents from best to worst using the criteria.
    — Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al, 21 Feb. 2022
  • This draft is a big reason why Jacksonville could go from worst to first this season.
    — Baltimore Sun, 20 Apr. 2022
  • For the last decade, energy has been the worst-performing sector on the S&P 500 index.
    — Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 1 Apr. 2022
  • Pillersdorf, whose home was flooded, noted that the areas worst hit in his county are the ones closest to the strip mines.
    — Phil McCausland, NBC News, 6 Aug. 2022
  • The letter said the plan was an affront to the rights of communities worst impacted by the crisis.
    — Jessie Yeung, Caitlin Hu and Ella Nilsen, CNN, 22 Sep. 2022
  • Last year, the state was one of the worst-hit when the ferocious delta wave of the coronavirus swept the country and overwhelmed the health infrastructure.
    — Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2022
  • The nearby port city of Derna was the worst affected following the collapse of two dams, which wiped out a quarter of the area.
    — Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2023
  • For much of the season, the Spurs have endured the ignominious distinction of being one of the worst free-throw shooting teams in the NBA.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Dec. 2021
  • By now, the word is out that the drive up the I-70 corridor from Denver to the resorts is, well, unpleasant at best and soul-crushing at worst.
    — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Dec. 2022
  • The city’s stock market, which is seen as a proxy for China’s economy, is among the world’s worst performing this year.
    — Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Manatees have fared worst along the east coast, where one-fifth of the population likely was lost this year.
    — Max Chesnes, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2021

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