dreadful

Example Sentences

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“Not everything was a funny situation. We weren’t a situation comedy, a lot of it was dreadful.”

From Los Angeles Times

“This is a dreadful thing to say about a man who just got murdered by his troubled son,” British broadcaster Piers Morgan posted on X. “Delete it, Mr. President.”

From Los Angeles Times

"Alex's memories are particularly harrowing; recalling the dreadful conditions in Siberia where he, along with his mother and younger brother, struggled for survival."

From BBC

"She was inherently good. But at the same time she… made dreadful decisions."

From BBC

It is not a new problem, I've heard countless ministers over many years promise to take big, bold action, to sort out what many see as the dreadful waste of opportunity.

From BBC