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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a dreadful choice" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a decision that is considered very bad or unfortunate.
Example: "After much deliberation, I realized that accepting the job offer was a dreadful choice, as it led to many unforeseen complications."
Alternatives: "a terrible decision" or "an awful option".
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For many years, the consensus in much of the medical community has been that pregnant women with breast cancer cannot undergo treatment without harming their babies -- and must make a dreadful choice.
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In Yemen, people don't have even that dreadful choice.
He may have had good taste, as shown by his creations, but he made dreadful choices.
Whoever is in government after the next election faces some dreadful choices.
But we are currently left with two dreadful choices: spend even more money on death penalty cases or stay the current course.
Was Agamemnon a decent man in a dreadful situation when he was confronted with the choice to either sacrifice his daughter Iphigenia or face revolt from his army?
We knew we were putting ourselves in a dreadful position but we walked in with no other choice at the time.
Whether you left by choice or not, the ocean voyage to reach your destination was a dreadful prospect.
A dreadful controversy indeed!
A dreadful thought occurs.
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