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The phrase "a dreadful time for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a period that is particularly difficult or unpleasant for someone or something.
Example: "The pandemic has been a dreadful time for many families struggling to make ends meet."
Alternatives: "a terrible period for" or "a challenging time for".
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According to Inside Out, Watt "tried to be supportive", realising "that it must have been a dreadful time for him and his wife Pauline".
Even if it can raise new funding its borrowing costs are set to rise after a recent downgrade by credit-rating agencies fearful of the burden of financing Jaguar and Land Rover at a dreadful time for car companies in the rest of the world.
It's a dreadful time for all concerned and if we can just help by taking a bit of pressure off".
The year, 1967, was a dreadful time for American forces fully committed in a country they didn't understand and a type of warfare they hadn't learned to fight.
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I think it's a dreadful time of life".
The dilemma I have been having a dreadful time with the menopause for the past two years and a mental health team is now involved with my care.
The push for Catalan independence has cultural and linguistic roots, even as its rise coincides with a particularly dreadful time for Spain's economy.Catalan pleas for relief from the central government's austerity policies have tended to fall on deaf ears, sparking further resentment.
Instead, it has actually leap-frogged the harder stuff (ie, analogue devices) to get to newer and easier digital products.Manufacturers in China would have a dreadful time producing good conventional film cameras, for example, because of the complex optical, chemical and mechanical processes that must be mastered.
She took over at a dreadful time.
"Explanations take such a dreadful time".
He has been through a dreadful time.
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