terribly

Example Sentences

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And of course the dipping chocolate, thick and hot, not terribly sweet, but brooding and smoky.

From Salon • Jun. 23, 2026

Avid AI users won’t be terribly impressed at first.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

It is broadly acknowledged now, across the political spectrum, that girls were terribly let down, in part because the authorities were worried about stirring up community tensions.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

"Birds very often get caught in anti-drone nets or become entangled in fibre-optic cables, injuring their wings, and they suffer terribly," Iryna Snopko, the shelter's 63-year-old director told AFP.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

“And no one is to be made terribly scared, either.”

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el