Sentence examples for frankly dreadful from inspiring English sources

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But you've got to feel sorry for Espanyol who, despite being underdogs, enjoyed several spells in the ascendancy, hung in bravely when down to ten men, and nearly achieved the impossible with a dramatic late equaliser only to fall short with a series of frankly dreadful penalties.

You can see why the censors might balk at Katy Perry's Last Friday Night (TGIF), which rhymes "streaking in the park" with "ménage a trois", or Canadian punk-pop band Simple Plan's frankly dreadful You Suck at Love ("You were such an awesome fuck").

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"Cash is frankly a dreadful place for the long term, as the real value will be steadily depleted by the impact of inflation.

Behind this rhetoric lies the political reality that it is often much easier for legislators to speak frankly about dreadful human rights abuses than it is for the executive branch of government, which weighs in many factors, from the geopolitical to the commercial, before speaking out.

The initial appeal of the dreadful film is frankly bizarre and almost voyeuristic: to see the desperation of two fallen, sozzled artistes at the end of their careers; artistes who might be forgiven for giving up on the roots of life.

Dreadful effort.

"Perfectly dreadful.

How dreadful".

Just dreadful!

Dreadful shot.

Dreadful creature!

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