The phrase "are often dreadful" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that frequently has a negative or unpleasant quality.
Example: "The reviews for that movie indicate that the special effects are often dreadful, leading to a disappointing viewing experience."
Alternatives: "are frequently terrible" or "are commonly awful".
Yes, things were often dreadful, but, as Arnott argues with urgent, spellbinding power, it was a decade aflame rather than just flaming.
Third, although it embraces acceptance of hardship and transcendence of the infirmities of existence, there is no consideration in it for the negative or fearsome experiences that are often described as spiritual, such as dreadful visions or an overwhelming sense of fear.
The South African police, black officers and white alike, routinely harass blacks who look too dark to be South African, or who cannot speak a local language.Migrants are often blamed for South Africa's dreadful crime rates.
Dessert wines are often recommended for holiday meals -- dreadful advice.
Freedom in its Western conception can be a hard idea to defend when its ideological trumpeting comes against the real world backdrop of the recent CIA torture report, or racism in police forces, or the innocent civilians who die around the world as a result of the actions of Western governments, or any number of dreadful things that are often too hard to bear.
FALLING ill in Kazakhstan is often a dreadful experience, as your correspondent can attest.
Turnbull said refugees coming to Australia were often "from dreadful, devastated, war-torn regions of the world and many of them, large percentages of them, have no English skills at all.
"When I eventually get home, I'm often stressed and angry from a dreadful journey.
She fought some dreadful bums, which is often overlooked when people review her prime, but won the fans over with her relentless style.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) welcomed the campaign, saying rape and sexual assault were dreadful crimes that were "often difficult for someone to report because of fear, shame and embarrassment".
