Sentence examples for dreadful contempt from inspiring English sources

Nowhere is the outcry against Fascism so passionate or articulate, nowhere is "Tory" a term so such cold and dreadful contempt.

And even Uncle Jim Callaghan, the ultimate "keep calm" politician, was scared by some spectacularly newsworthy crime to say in the Commons that he was pleased to be able to tell MPs that the perpetrator had been apprehended - a dreadful contempt of court.

Yet her disdain – "you Polack" – is dreadful and her contempt partly fabricated, partly excited.

Not contempt.

Beneath Contempt.

Dreadful effort.

The hazy subtext of "Dreadful" is: How much, or how little, did Burns's status as an identifiably gay man in a culture that overtly and covertly expressed contempt for homosexuals contribute to his misanthropy, his snobbery and his unhappiness?

"Perfectly dreadful.

How dreadful".

Just dreadful!

Dreadful shot.