something terrible
Example Sentences
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Someday something bad will happen, something terrible on a national scale, and the thing we’ll need most, literally to survive, is information.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
It’s important minors have a “judgment-free space to say, ‘hey, I stumbled something terrible.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025
“If something terrible happens, if it is an emergency, well, I’ll take a risk.”
From MarketWatch • Dec. 11, 2025
After his unexpected shift into the macabre, when he "saw something terrible, I saw pound signs".
From BBC • Oct. 25, 2025
She wanted him to know that she was always waiting, waiting, waiting...for something terrible to happen.
From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder
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