Sentence examples similar to dreadful- from inspiring English sources

"People must be held to account for their actions under the rule of law and in the case of Mr Downey clearly a dreadful mistake was made by him receiving that letter".

Kilmarnock were denied the celebration of their first ever League Cup by a dreadful turn of events.

Nothing less than a win against the Czech Republic will do for them, else they'll be exiting their own tournament at the first hurdle and while we make every attempt to maintain neutrality in these parts, it would be a dreadful shame if a side that has played some cracking football in their first two games leaves us now.

The Toon might even register only their third win of the calendar year against West Ham, who have been abject themselves since suffering a dreadful thrashing in the FA Cup at West Brom in February.

I've written for a few years now about the dreadful state of things in the developing world, where girls leave school because they don't have a toilet or sanitary protection, and use sand or rags, or sell sex to buy pads.

But Mr Justice Butterfield said: "Had it not been for the dreadful events of September 11 2001, I have little doubt that one or more of those proposals would have become a dreadful reality".

I was coldly aware of the dreadful mass of the thing.

There's a lot of other work throughout the country that we are monitoring very carefully and we'll do all we can not to repeat the dreadful disruption that we've caused today".

We were all believers in free-market economics; we all thought the trade unions were a dreadful, over-powerful vested interest.

But I haven't noticed improvements on the railways - occasionally I have such a dreadful experience on the trains that I wonder whether there is any alternative.

I am tired of the punitive practice, the fear, the paperwork, the audits, the inspections and the nights on the sofa sobbing after another dreadful shift.