something terrible
Example Sentences
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Her mother sounded "alarmed", she says, by neighbours calling to say "something terrible" had happened.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026
It’s important minors have a “judgment-free space to say, ‘hey, I stumbled something terrible.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2025
“If something terrible happens, if it is an emergency, well, I’ll take a risk.”
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 11, 2025
One guest in the film predicts something terrible will happen and wants to leave.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025
Two days later unease turned to fear when they discovered that something terrible had taken place during the night.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
