How to Use worse in a Sentence

worse

1 of 2 adjective
  • This one is no worse than that one.
  • Her second book was worse than her first one.
  • Her first book was bad, but her second one is even worse.
  • You have even worse luck than I do.
  • She ended up in worse shape than when she started.
  • It turned out to be a worse idea than we originally thought.
  • Things are bad for him now, but he was in a worse situation last week.
  • Cheer up. Things could be worse, you know.
  • Could the situation get any worse?
  • His schoolwork got worse after his parents split up.
  • Who knew that the pains of public transit could get even worse?
    — Shirley Leung, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Aug. 2022
  • Getting too much or too little sleep was linked with worse health outcomes.
    — Russell Foster, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Reaching high shelves was hard; putting on deodorant was worse.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2022
  • There were record deaths at the border last year, and things are only getting worse.
    — Howard Koplowitz | [email protected], al, 10 Jan. 2023
  • And even though gas prices have come down in recent weeks, there is still a chance that the bumpy ride could get worse.
    — Patrick De Haan For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 30 Aug. 2022
  • The last thing the Bears want is to put him in a position where things could be made worse.
    — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 21 Nov. 2022
  • But if energy prices in Germany are bad now, they could be poised to get even worse.
    — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2022
  • And the problem will only get worse if repairs are not made at this time, Nichols added.
    — Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 13 July 2022
  • But after more than a year, Rendon’s pain and fatigue were just as bad, if not worse.
    — Jason Mast, STAT, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Being the first team to ever do that in a winner-take-all game is severely worse.
    — Matthew Roberson, Hartford Courant, 10 Oct. 2022
  • Each of these little mishaps can easily turn a quick six-month project into a painful year-long project or worse.
    — Dana Brownlee, Forbes, 7 July 2022
  • The concern with pets who stay for long periods of time is that their behavior could get worse.
    — Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic, 27 Aug. 2022
  • The game got off to a brutal start for UConn, and continued to get worse.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2022
  • There could be worse performances though and that’s why Mahomes is still standing tall at the top spot.
    — Mohammad Ahmad, cleveland, 9 Dec. 2022
  • And safety experts say the problem has only grown worse since the start of the pandemic.
    — Russ Mitchellstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2022
  • But local authorities braced for worse as the heat wave hit with full force on Monday.
    — Aurelien Breeden, New York Times, 18 July 2022
  • Luke gets on his dragon Arrax, but the dragon is spooked by the weather, which has gotten worse.
    — Omar L. Gallaga, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2022
  • Varsho, for example, was a far worse hitter for the first 200 or so at-bats of his career.
    — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 5 Dec. 2022
  • While the Alabama offense hasn’t been as sharp on third downs, its opponents have been even worse.
    — Michael Casagrande | [email protected], al, 14 Sep. 2022
  • This is certainly a disturbing choice in and of itself, but even worse is how coyly the show plays with its own gross premise.
    — Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2023

worse

2 of 2 adverb
  • You drive worse than he does.
  • I did much worse on my second try.
  • She was hurt worse than I was.
  • That isn't an excellent score, but you could have done worse.
  • Even worse, he's allowed four-plus runs eight times.
    — Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The result is that most people end up worse off.
    — Adam A. Millsap, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Everyday habits make the dip worse too.
    — Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026
  • Making matters worse was the fact that her dress was see-through.
    — Brendan Morrow, The Week, 29 Sep. 2022
  • And now, with cybercrime on the rise, things could turn worse.
    — Kannan Amaresh, Forbes, 17 May 2022
  • Even worse, large pieces of debris can fall from the sky and crash on Earth.
    — Moriba Jah, CNN, 7 Sep. 2022
  • Or perhaps the same-side shots would have made the soreness in my left arm way worse.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2022
  • Even worse, half of those who share their status later regret it.
    — Jonathan Passmore, Quartz, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Her face paled to a horrible white, then worse, passed into blue.
    — Aria Beth Sloss, Bon Appétit, 22 Mar. 2022
  • Even worse, some can even clog pores, resulting in breakouts.
    — Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health, 14 Sep. 2022
  • Twitch shares ad revenue (though that split has gotten worse for creators of late).
    — Gene Park, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2022
  • Even worse, only about 20 percent of donor lungs are healthy enough to be used.
    — Sara Harrison, Wired, 18 Feb. 2022
  • Tipsy bats fly worse and echolocate poorly.
    — New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2025
  • And the fire danger is still there, possibly worse this summer than the past two.
    — Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2022
  • Has there ever been a dessert recipe that tasted worse with the addition of cream cheese?
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Even worse somehow than the fires of hell, more fearsome, to me, was the Rapture.
    — Anna Deforest, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022
  • Even worse, Sam finds out the troublesome critic is now her new neighbor!
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Even worse, Sam finds out the troublesome critic is now her new neighbor.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Perhaps worse, this definition is vague about size.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 29 May 2026
  • The early, obnoxious beep-beep-beep is making his sleep worse overall.
    — Big Think, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Even worse, the flight attendant told me that there were other pet cases in the plane, with either cats or dogs.
    — Jacqueline Swartz, CNN, 8 Dec. 2022
  • The expansion of the hospital made the problem worse and brought the matter to a head.
    — NBC News, 28 Mar. 2022
  • Even worse, Ladapo wants to repeal them all — polio included.
    — Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Jan. 2026
  • But some analysts believed that Israel came off worse.
    — Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 4 Mar. 2026
  • No quarterback performed worse in a Week 1 win than Nix.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Elliott added that after Lewis was shot, he should not have been moved because that risked making his wound worse.
    — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 1 Sep. 2022

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