Sentence examples for a really dreadful from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "a really dreadful" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to emphasize the severity or unpleasantness of something, often in a negative context.
Example: "The movie was a really dreadful experience that I wouldn't recommend to anyone."
Alternatives: "a truly terrible" or "an extremely awful".

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A really dreadful one.

Furthermore, I picked up a really dreadful habit, smoking heavily.

Some big-name manufacturers suffered a really dreadful month, particularly Renault, whose sales plunged 32% year on year.

"It's been a really dreadful season for him and I think he was really looking forward to it at the start.

Type in "Robert Frost": Two roads diverge at the yellow light, Alas you cannot travel both If you pause and look down the one that goes right You'll see a really dreadful sight The seething sprawl of suburban growth.

"It's a really dreadful journey so I think it's really a sign of desperation, particularly for Eritreans making that choice, because of the risk of being detained in Libya," said Leslie Lefkow of Human Rights Watch.

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The front row is a mire, a grim smattering of really dreadful pop stars and "it girls" you've never heard of, and loads of malnourished, substance-addled ex-Harry Potter extras who spend the rest of the year on holiday on the secret island of Lamu.

It isn't, as you suggest, a luxury product, but you know, naming no names, these days there are some really dreadful fragrances marketed at ridiculous prices, by elitist manufacturers".

It did really dreadful things".

This much effort can have been called for only in the face of really dreadful threats.

But although Mrs Blair's behaviour has been ill-judged, there is no evidence that she has done anything really dreadful.

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