Sentence examples for commit a dreadful from inspiring English sources

In Japan, many samurai were devotees of Zen Buddhism and various arguments sustained them - killing a man about to commit a dreadful crime was an act of compassion, for example.

I had nearly committed a dreadful crime".

"I felt that nature had committed a dreadful crime against Mary and her children.

Daniel Bergner's June 17 Op-Ed article addresses the natural life sentence of Wilbert Rideau, who committed a dreadful crime at 19 and has since educated and rehabilitated himself to a remarkable degree.

Prosecutor Michael Mather-Lees QC told Mohamoed: "You broke his neck, then you lied to police because you realised you had committed a dreadful offence".

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When something truly dreadful happens, like a family member committing or being suspected of committing a crime, the costs can be horrendous.

You committed a sin".

It does require seeing the world through the eyes of the wicked person, and thus finding those impulses and resentments and fears within ourselves that could - we painfully have to admit - drive us to commit dreadful acts under different circumstances.

The justice minister, Dermot Ahern, promised that "the persons who committed these dreadful crimes — no matter when they happened — will continue to be pursued".

But one thing we do know about Loughner is that he could not have committed his dreadful crime without the Glock 19 semi-automatic pistol and the high-capacity magazine that allowed him to fire off 33 bullets without reloading.