appalling

Preposition: that

• people: It is appalling that these people seem to be getting away with it.

Preposition: at

• sleeping: In our defense it was cos BB had been absolutely appalling at sleeping!

Adjective complement with noun phrase

• find: In case you feel I haven¹t: You found the contents appalling.

Modifies a noun

• atrocity: In the following weeks refugees flooded out, many with tales to tell of appalling atrocities.
• tragedy: Finally, a brief note on the appalling tragedy of September 11.
• cruelty: He was taken from his homeland and forced to endure the most appalling cruelty.
• suffering: Limiting the total journey time to 8 hours would help to reduce the appalling suffering.
• brutality: Vulnerable women are being forced onto planes with the most appalling brutality and regardless of the validity of their claim.
• condition: Despite the appalling weather conditions at least 40 bikers turned up to see what was going on.

Modifying Another Word

• frankly: Commenting on the situation in Tasmania, Norman said: " The situation here with the logging of old growth forests is frankly appalling.
• absolutely: In our defense it was cos BB had been absolutely appalling at sleeping!
• truly: Bound to be truly appalling, isn't it?
• equally: The only thing that could be said was for the sterling consistency twixt both shows - they were equally appalling.
• pretty: Mc Donald's in Vietnam - unhappy meal The conditions for workers in Vietnam are pretty appalling.
• quite: In general ( with a few notable exceptions ) Council web sites are quite appalling examples of web site design.

Infinitive complement

• think: How appalling to think that those who love me are sometimes ashamed of me.
• contemplate: In an age of bioterrorism anxieties and rapidly accelerating biotechnology, such a prospect is appalling to contemplate.

Used with adjective complement

• sound: I've never done it, but it sounds appalling.
• look: It does not keep skaters out at night and it looks appalling.
• accept: Or we transfer the costs to the developing world or migrant labor by tacitly accepting appalling working conditions and very poor returns for labor.