dreadful

Example Sentences

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Microsoft stock looks to be leveling off after a dreadful stretch of trading for the software company.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

From financial mismanagement to scandals, awful decision-making to just dreadful form - across the footballing globe, big clubs do go down.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

This confusion causes two sets of dreadful consequences.

From Slate • 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

‘You two have had such a dreadful time, I think your sister’s allowed a bit of happiness.’

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler