terrible

Example Sentences

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Musk used to talk like he was God’s gift to the environment simply because he acquired the electric vehicle company Tesla, a company now in crisis thanks to his terrible image.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

"And then such an extreme event takes place, and in a way, liberates everything -- all the emotions, all the ideas and the passions, all the terrible things."

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

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 • Mar. 28, 2026

A hope that Brickbane had been wrong, that Clare had not been a terrible, unloved animal who deserved a terrible fate.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman