worst of all
idiom
—used to refer to the least pleasant or appealing part of something that has many bad parts
I forgot my backpack, was late for class, and worst of all, I discovered I'd studied the wrong material for the test.
Examples of worst of all in a Sentence
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Perhaps worst of all, the dish can be oversauced, with a creamy topping drowning out the flavor and texture of the pasta.
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Laura May Todd Enea Arienti, New York Times, 17 May 2024
This is not the Sparks team that has been recently booed and questioned and, worst of all, ignored.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
While no one likes to think about what’s lurking behind this week’s fresh produce—or, worst of all, wondering what that smell is—tackling a fridge and freezer clean is essential to keeping your household not only organized, but also healthy by preventing foodborne illness.
—Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Apr. 2024
And perhaps worst of all was the blackmail threat to not authenticate a ball that was clearly historic.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
The news was worst of all for Felipe, a 26-year-old acquired from the Padres last season.
—Jon Becker, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2024
And worst of all, the structural integrity of the house itself was compromised, with wooden beams weakened and support structures gnawed to the brink of collapse.
—Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2024
By competing in a pageant so soon after giving birth, by wearing makeup and traveling and slipping into a dress while (probably) still bleeding and, worst of all, looking hot, Neeleman was being dangerously irresponsible at best, and deviously sinister at worst.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 22 Jan. 2024
Though one of Christmas’s best diss tracks, this cover doesn’t do it justice, and worst of all reminds us of Morrison in 2020’s The Grinch musical on NBC.
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—Vulture, 19 Dec. 2023
Laura May Todd Enea Arienti, New York Times, 17 May 2024
This is not the Sparks team that has been recently booed and questioned and, worst of all, ignored.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
While no one likes to think about what’s lurking behind this week’s fresh produce—or, worst of all, wondering what that smell is—tackling a fridge and freezer clean is essential to keeping your household not only organized, but also healthy by preventing foodborne illness.
—Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Apr. 2024
And perhaps worst of all was the blackmail threat to not authenticate a ball that was clearly historic.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
The news was worst of all for Felipe, a 26-year-old acquired from the Padres last season.
—Jon Becker, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2024
And worst of all, the structural integrity of the house itself was compromised, with wooden beams weakened and support structures gnawed to the brink of collapse.
—Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2024
By competing in a pageant so soon after giving birth, by wearing makeup and traveling and slipping into a dress while (probably) still bleeding and, worst of all, looking hot, Neeleman was being dangerously irresponsible at best, and deviously sinister at worst.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 22 Jan. 2024
Though one of Christmas’s best diss tracks, this cover doesn’t do it justice, and worst of all reminds us of Morrison in 2020’s The Grinch musical on NBC.
35.
—Vulture, 19 Dec. 2023
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