frightfulness

Example Sentences

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The official German policy against civilians was described as Schrecklichkeit — frightfulness.

From Salon • Aug. 19, 2023

But “Home” is a tonic for the mind, a lovely, lyrical distraction from the frightfulness of the news that had me looking at my surroundings more tenderly when I returned home.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2020

They fix the attention on beauty and then suggest the frightfulness within.

From Time Magazine Archive

Yet the President had not told the people he was aghast at this "barbarous" recourse to "frightfulness" until April 21.

From Time Magazine Archive

There are boundless opportunities for an inspector to develop "frightfulness."

From Over Here Impressions of America by a British officer by MacQuarrie, Hector