dreadful
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New York misfired on 19 of their first 21 attempts from behind the arc—a dreadful 9.5%.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
He shot a dreadful three for 16 from the field in Game 1 against the Thunder, finished with only eight points and missed all five of his three-point shots.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
But even that show was more reflective of current cultural problems than prescient, not to mention disconcertingly accurate, about the dreadful directions we were heading.
From Salon • May 5, 2026
"He was in a dreadful state," Walker said.
From BBC • May 4, 2026
On his bedside table were loose matches, unused stationery, a penny dreadful left facedown at the page he had stopped reading.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
Vocabulary lists containing dreadful
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