frightful

Example Sentences

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But even by those measures, Russian gains are minimal, and they come at a frightful cost on both sides.

From New York Times

Luther: The Fallen Sun Rated R for flaming bodies, forced suicides and frightful hair.

From New York Times

The study has frightful implications for transmission of tiny plastic particles between mother and baby.

From Salon

Yet it isn’t the home’s frightful history — or even Judith’s remorseless approach — that concerns us so much as Amy’s darkening moods and growing volatility.

From New York Times

"Frail? I looked frightful. Blooming 'eck!" adds Mary.

From BBC