Sentence examples for a dreadful practice from inspiring English sources

I wonder what my mother -- the same woman who made sure I got my red hat, in spite of what the neighbors might think -- would think about such a dreadful practice on helpless young people.

All these burials and reburials were a danger to public health, according to advocates of cremation, who argued that burning the dead would put a stop to the dreadful practice of "horrid exhumations and mangling of remains".

Sadly, the truth about the extent of the dreadful practice was available much closer to home.

Owen Gibson Waris Dirie has done more than any other person to raise awareness about the dreadful practice of female genital mutilation (FGM), which potentially affects millions of women, principally in Africa and Asia but also increasingly in the UK and other west European countries.

While Mackenzie is not the first writer and director to tackle this subject, her film is based on a true story; and she hopes that the film will further mobilize support for a number political projects committed to abolishing these dreadful practices.

Human-rights groups who point to dreadful practices, such as routine killings of criminals by police, are told how much worse things were before.

Some Qataris object that these reports focus relentlessly on dreadful practices while many of the men working in construction, and women in domestic service, are humanely treated, paid on time, and send a critical stream of money home.

Did it show her a nasty side of children? "I had a dreadful time doing teaching practice with classes I couldn't control.

A dreadful controversy indeed!

A dreadful thought occurs.

A dreadful end.