Sentence examples for frightful state from inspiring English sources
The phrase "frightful state" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation or condition that is extremely bad or alarming. Example: "The city was left in a frightful state after the storm, with debris scattered everywhere and homes damaged."
The regional theatres and the orchestras are in a frightful state.
"We spent a quarter of all our Anru subsidies rehabilitating the part of Lochères most in need of attention, as well as the schools which were in a frightful state.
We hope you'll check it out and start talking back to us – about whether eating blueberries helps you live longer, about the frightful fiscal state of America's cities and towns, about how to make the tastiest vegetable soup.
"There's a psychological operation underway to upset the Venezuelan people," complained Information Minister Ernesto Villegas on Friday, condemning the "frightful" versions about Chavez's state flying around the Internet.
The political movements tapping into this anger and resentment will -- if they get into power -- administer a frightful roll back dividing nation-states and communities along racial and religious lines.
This frightful and this angry land.
When he won the national title with North Carolina State in 1983, V would tell frightful tales of his old street life in Corona, Queens.
Fright wigs, frightening women and frightful acting.
Historian Arthur Schlesinger Jr. stated of the affair that if Rutherfurd "in any way helped Franklin Roosevelt sustain the frightful burdens of leadership in the second world war, the nation has good reason to be grateful to her".
"Nothing frightful and horrible is going on in our country".
Not content with covering the frightful L-word, some versions of the censored DVD carry another sticker which states, "Warning: may display sexually suggestive cover image".
