terrible

Example Sentences

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That’s clearly a terrible realization given that you and she had such a great relationship.

From MarketWatch

When she asked if that was what he was hoping for, the court heard he responded: "Yes, sounds terrible, but it's the right thing to do."

From BBC

Staffordshire Moorlands MP Dame Karen Bradley wrote on Facebook: "I was so sad to see the terrible fire at the Big Mill in Leek last night."

From BBC

Consider the terrible performance of a hypothetical portfolio containing stocks whose borrowing costs exceeded 50% annually.

From MarketWatch

Ducournau wants to illustrate how fear itself can be a deadly contagion, a reality anyone who lived through those terrible times already knows too well.

From Los Angeles Times