Sentence examples for dreadful state from inspiring English sources

It's a shambles, a dreadful state of affairs.

The dreadful state of the Italian economy has been underlined by the latest official figures.

When I saw him a couple of years later, he was in a dreadful state.

I was in a dreadful state, I was having trouble speaking".

When Nazim went to see him at the house, he found Ahsanullah in a dreadful state.

"Missing is a dreadful state of mind: so many have lived for years without knowing".

One Russian lawyer, Alexander Dobrovinsky, said that Berezovsky "was in a dreadful, horrendous state; covered in debt, almost broke".

Ms. Brewer, a Republican, recently lamented "the dreadful situation" the state now finds itself in with marijuana legal for some.

Quarterback Zack Mills, who had been dreadful against Ohio State, hit tight end Mike Lukac for a 2-yard touchdown with 28 seconds left in the half for an 18-0 lead.

But in Ireland, the history of church interference in the political and judicial system has been so dreadful that the state has fought back; it has now taken an unchallenged lead in investigating both child-abuse itself and the way in which perpetrators were protected.

"We are currently working with families in similar, dreadful situations," it states.