dreadful

Example Sentences

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It all combined to make for a dreadful day for tech.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

The Academy has been jonesing so hard to hand the man an Oscar that it nominated the dreadful “Licorice Pizza” a couple of years ago.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2026

It would be possible to convey the essence of “The Life and Death of Peter Sellers,” by Roger Lewis, in a single sentence: Peter Sellers was a dreadful human being.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

By highlighting some of this procedural chicanery, Kagan’s dissent in Mirabelli laid bare, in remarkably blunt fashion, the tip of a dreadful iceberg.

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026

“Mercy on us. What dreadful thing will you do next?” and Jo fell into her seat with a gasp.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott