frightful

Example Sentences

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She added it was "scarcely credible such a frightful pub exists in Cymru".

From BBC • Aug. 4, 2024

That’s what Michael Stefanic remembers most about that frightful afternoon in Toronto, when the Angels’ Taylor Ward was struck in the face by a 92-mph fastball from Alek Manoah.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2024

It’s a frightful and gargantuan performance that should come with a trigger warning.

From New York Times • Feb. 29, 2024

The outdoors may be frightful, but indoors is where time is best spent amid the frigid cold month of January.

From Salon • Jan. 29, 2024

The idea of creeping into it, without any idea of where he was going or when the ordeal would end, was frightful.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda