something terrible

Example Sentences

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Someday something bad will happen, something terrible on a national scale, and the thing we’ll need most, literally to survive, is information.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

“If something terrible happens, if it is an emergency, well, I’ll take a risk.”

From MarketWatch • Dec. 11, 2025

I closed my eyes when I knew something terrible was going to happen.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025

"You could feel it in the air that something terrible was going to happen - it was just a question of when," she said.

From BBC • Oct. 5, 2025

The weather had turned cold again, nearly overnight, as if even the sky knew something terrible had happened.

From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon