dreadful

Example Sentences

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He shot a dreadful three for 16 from the field in Game 1 against the Thunder, finished with only eight points and missed all five of his three-point shots.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Paul Gigot: Well, only a couple weeks later, you called and told Matt Hennessey, my colleague and I, about your pancreatic cancer stage four diagnosis, which was dreadful to hear.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

But even that show was more reflective of current cultural problems than prescient, not to mention disconcertingly accurate, about the dreadful directions we were heading.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

They have been made to pay for a dreadful first half of the season, failing to win any of their opening 19 games and picking up just three points in the process.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

If the new baker was indeed Madame Ionesco, it would explain all those dreadful, bad-smelling loaves, for the spooky Madame was not above bending the rules to suit her own purposes.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood