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

After his unexpected shift into the macabre, when he "saw something terrible, I saw pound signs".

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2025

Anytime I see an animal in a horror movie, it makes me incredibly nervous because, as a genre rule, it usually means something terrible is going to happen to them.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2025

“Francis drove us out there and about two miles from the house something terrible happened to the car,” said Charles.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt