dreadful
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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
Paul Gigot: Well, only a couple weeks later, you called and told Matt Hennessey, my colleague and I, about your pancreatic cancer stage four diagnosis, which was dreadful to hear.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
"He was in a dreadful state," Walker said.
From BBC • May 4, 2026
Microsoft stock looks to be leveling off after a dreadful stretch of trading for the software company.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
“Paupers! Pirates! What a dreadful place London is. Wild horses could not induce me to return to this inhospitable city—Mrs. Clarke!”
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing dreadful
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