frightful

Example Sentences

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Gamma and Lambda are waiting in the wings, and who knows what frightful versions are already flourishing undetected in the far corners of the world, perhaps even here in America.

From New York Times

The agenda also includes documenting the frightful narrative of the pandemic in the eyes of victims, families and health-care workers.

From Washington Post

But then with one crazy, chaotic, confounding play, it ended with what initially looked like a frightful thud.

From Los Angeles Times

The POP PAC is trying to remind motorists of the frightful numbers by taking out billboards over Interstate 95, which slices through Philadelphia’s eastern edge by the Delaware River.

From Washington Times

Her monster may not have fangs, but he’s more frightful for the ways he mirrors the dark nature of humanity.

From New York Times