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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a frightful pattern" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a disturbing or alarming trend or sequence of events.
Example: "The recent increase in violent crimes has created a frightful pattern that concerns the entire community."
Alternatives: "an alarming trend" or "a disturbing pattern".
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As a very recent transplant to San Francisco, I've visited dozens of open houses over the past week and already see a frightful pattern.
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The engraved panel in in the north end of the aisle is considered to be a unique sculpture, and shows Bhairava, or Virabhadra, a frightful form of Shiva.
"Guruji had a frightful personality," Iyengar wrote.
There followed a frightful beating.
Onions and a frightful stew.
This was a frightful ordeal.
We're not a frightful people.
It was, he said, "a frightful dump".
It really is a frightful business.
A system of thought that accepts no inconsistencies is a frightful thing.
Such a frightful vision could not be left unchallenged.
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