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

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

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

Nor was there a get well soon card the time when Penelope had chicken pox and had to spend three days taking warm milk baths to stop the dreadful itching.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood