Sentence examples for a dreadful precedent from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "a dreadful precedent" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing an action or decision that sets a negative example for future situations.
Example: "The decision to overlook the violations set a dreadful precedent for how we handle similar cases in the future."
Alternatives: "a terrible example" or "an alarming standard."

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Mr Morsi's ouster by a combination of street power and soldiers sets a dreadful precedent for the region.

Now what remains is the slow economic battle".Latin American governments feared that Mr Chavez's overthrow would set a dreadful precedent in the region.

The fear, officials said, was that a price reduction would set a dreadful precedent and that no bidders would take the rules of auctions seriously in the future.

The larger problem is that even if a deal over the mines could be worked out, partitioning the north of Kosovo would set a dreadful precedent.

"That would be a dreadful precedent to set in the United States Senate".

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It was a terrible precedent.

That would establish a terrible precedent.

They set a terrible precedent.

"Talk about dreadful precedents – it should be enough to make any space veteran more than a little nervous about how he is going to be treated in the posthumous by and by".

"Talk about dreadful precedents – it should be enough to make any space veteran more than a little nervous about how he is going to be treated in the posthumous by and by", ran a leader in the Washington Post.

A dreadful controversy indeed!

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