Sentence examples for how terrible a thing from inspiring English sources

How terrible a thing time is.

Then at last I knew the truth: My beautiful dream, that I'd worked and schemed and plotted for, and then at last had made come true, in one ghastly, dreadful moment, had exploded in my face.... "And then at last I began to realize how terrible a thing it was, the dream that you make come true".

How terrible a thing - can we ourselves be the antagonist?

Prince William said the situation in East Africa "puts things into perspective of how terrible a crisis can get".

How terrible that things like this get misconstrued.

The Birchist, like Man before the invention of fire, wanders helpless among malignant forces, his only consolation inner knowledge of how terrible things are, his only protection an amulet in the form of a "Blue Book," his only weapon a postage stamp.

It allows us to paint a picture of a better future, instead of wallowing in how terrible things are, or the flaws in "the rigged system".

Imagine how terrible things would feel if the economy slowed down even further.

The adult dystopia extrapolates from aspects of the present to show readers how terrible things will become if our deplorable behavior continues unchecked.

Interview after interview reveals a woman who seems, actually, pretty happy with her lot, at least until Bennetts sweeps in and points out how terrible things will become if her husband leaves her.

We talk about politics, the EU, about our friends, our sex lives, who's getting divorced, who's getting married, the state of the world, how terrible things are, about our health, who's dying, who's still alive, who's having an operation.