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The phrase "a dreadful wave of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a sudden and overwhelming occurrence of something negative or unpleasant, such as emotions, events, or situations.
Example: "The community was hit by a dreadful wave of despair after the tragic news spread."
Alternatives: "a terrible surge of" or "an overwhelming tide of".
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So far there are plenty of bad signs, notably the Americans' continued inability to halt a dreadful wave of car-bombings and of attacks on their soldiers in the capital.
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"League tables are, however, a dreadful way of measuring success.
At a time of dreadful insecurity including a wave of Islamist terrorism, of which the Karachi blasts were almost certainly an example—such an arrangement, it is hoped, would offer short-term stability and promise more meaningful democracy.
A result was a wave of refugees.
Well, what a dreadful set of numbers.
"This is a dreadful piece of science".
I think it's a dreadful time of life".
The "World" is having a dreadful attack of Rooseveltphobia.
It's a shambles, a dreadful state of affairs.
It's been, after all, a dreadful couple of weeks.
He told the BBC: "It's really a dreadful piece of news.
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