Sentence examples similar to a touch dreadful from inspiring English sources
He swivels and swipes a dreadful effort wide right, despite having time to take a touch and lash a shot on target.
In a first half chock-full of goalmouth incidents, visiting striker Wilson Eduardo hit the crossbar and had a fierce volley well saved, while a dreadful touch from Zagreb keeper Eduardo should have been punished, with Commons and Stokes in close attendance.
The breakthrough finally wakened Liverpool but Markovic was unable to convert several decent openings, one from a thunderous Balotelli free-kick that rebounded off the Basel goalkeeper, and Sterling wasted a great chance with a dreadful first touch when put clear by the Italy international.
The striker's first touch was dreadful, sending the ball towards Derek Stillie and bringing Beattie a yellow card for a frustrated lunge as the goalkeeper gathered.
The striker's first touch is dreadful, allowing Behrami to get in the way.
Brian Alderson discussing A Bloody Tragedy… A Dreadful Warning to Disobedient Children.
It's a dreadful feeling".
It was an altogether dreadful feeling.
39 min: City have begun woefully and Savic epitomises this with a dreadful pass straight into touch after a minute or so's possession from the home side around halfway, working it this way and that.
The fly-half capitalised on a dreadful Nikola Matawalu blunder to touch down for a first-half try.
