ghastly

Example Sentences

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Those usual characteristics of the Brisbane pitch, namely pace and bounce, should suit England's battery of pace bowlers, as they did in the first innings in Perth before things took a ghastly turn.

From BBC

Amid the ghastly cadence of multiple mass shootings that have prompted calls for more comprehensive controls on guns, Republicans in statehouses have been steadily expanding access to guns.

From New York Times

The news followed a video posted by Lord Lloyd-Webber on Instagram on Thursday, where he said his son was recovering from "this first bout of pneumonia" caught as a result of his "ghastly" cancer.

From BBC

Three of the conference’s four participants were bounced in the First Four or the first round, continuing a ghastly trend.

From Seattle Times

British lawmakers slammed the U.S. strategy in Afghanistan during a session in the House of Commons last week, using words such as “shameful,” “ghastly” and “catastrophic.”

From Washington Times