'dreadful incident' is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It can be used to describe a very bad or unfortunate event that has happened or may happen in the future. Example: The newspaper reported on a dreadful incident at the local park where several children were injured in a playground accident.
The park will remain closed until we understand better the cause of this dreadful incident.
"The court heard of extraordinary acts of courage and compassion from members of the public at the time of this terrifying and dreadful incident".
The court heard of extraordinary acts of courage and compassion from members of the public at the time of this dreadful incident.
His confidence in the authorities isn't universally shared, leading to a dreadful incident in north-east India last month when a suspected rapist was dragged from jail and lynched.
A spokesperson for the theme park said it would not open on Wednesday following the "dreadful incident" and anyone with pre-booked tickets or arriving at the park will be able to get them transferred or refunded.
Visiting Birmingham on Wednesday, Cameron described the deaths in the city as "a truly dreadful incident", adding that the police were "working night and day to get to the bottom of what happened and bring the perpetrators to justice".
1048 Home Secretary Charles Clarke has just appeared in front of Downing Street, talking of "dreadful" incidents, and "terrible injuries" in the explosions.
"This, of course, is not the case here and it demonstrates the need for cool heads and hard facts when these dreadful incidents occur".
After such dreadful incidents, we need to realize that it is not helpful to tell the remaining members of the families such things as: "Time will make it all right" or "In time you will forget" of "Just think about something else" or "Don't cry!" Saying such impractical and insensitive things doesn't help them; instead, it makes them think you're insincere or naive.
"There's going to be issues, some tensions and some disagreements, and these very dreadful, lethal incidents.
The punch was a dreadful, essentially random incident that messed up two nice guys who subsequently did their best to get on with their lives.
