dreadful

Example Sentences

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"If they do not come back, these hotheads, how are we to survive? What will happen if the Zebak invade once more? Or if some other dreadful danger threatens?"

From Literature

Spurs are 16th in the Premier League and just five points above the relegation zone following a dreadful run of form.

From BBC

Harrow East MP Bob Blackman said he was "deeply shocked and saddened to hear the dreadful news".

From BBC

The dreadful prospect of that bonded work had never seemed as real to me as it did at that moment.

From Literature

The dreadful conditions in Crans Montana and two other crashes led to the race being stopped after just six competitors attempted to find their way down the piste.

From Barron's