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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a terrible act" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used to describe an action that is morally wrong or has caused significant harm or distress. Example: "The community was in shock after the news of a terrible act that had taken place in their neighborhood."
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She added it was a "terrible act".
It's a terrible act of reason".
The Ethicist says the writer's husband, who is a registered sex offender, "committed a terrible act".
A Terrible Act of Reason: When Did Self-Immolation Become the Paramount Form of Protest?
Some of them panicked and performed a terrible act that has stained Mormon history ever since.
"Someone who is a beloved brother and husband and father and son can also commit a terrible act.
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It was a terrible, terrible act".
President Barack Obama called the shooting an "unspeakable tragedy", adding that "such a senseless and terrible act of violence has no place in a free society".
His decidedly unmythic return to his roots only forces him to realize how dismantling a family is a real and often terrible act.
And then, I thought about how after I regained consciousness from the coma he'd put me in, I'd likely overhear him telling the judge: "Yeah, he's my son and I love him, but he deserves a few years in prison to give him a consequence for this terrible act.
There were a large number of schoolchildren in the area at the time and it is entirely possible that we could have had seriously injured or dead children as a result of this terrible act.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com