Sentence examples for took a dreadful from inspiring English sources

Death took a dreadful toll in 2007.

Yet Stalingrad took a dreadful toll, even on the victorious Red Army heroes who managed to survive the Second World War's bloodiest battle.

It is United's firm belief that the police took a dreadful risk by allowing in supporters who had black-market tickets for other areas of the Lens stadium.

Arsene Wenger gave debuts to new signings Per Mertesacker and Mikel Arteta - but it still took a dreadful blunder by Swansea goalkeeper Michel Vorm to gift the Gunners the points.

The monsoon conditions took a dreadful toll on operations, making logistics particularly difficult and slow men found themselves either found themselves knee-deep in mud or slipping around on the surface.

It seems obvious that military conflict takes a dreadful toll on the environment.

But the number of ups and downs these very immature babies go through can take a dreadful toll on the sanity of parents, the strength of a marriage and the attention paid to a family's other children.

Jon Sparkes, chief executive at Crisis, said: "Council officials are clear that benefit cuts and sanctions are taking a dreadful toll on people's lives, with rising numbers facing the loss of their home at a time when councils are being forced to cut services.

Recent research by Crisis and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation showed that benefit cuts are taking a dreadful toll on people's lives, with rising numbers facing the loss of their home at a time when councils are being forced to cut services.

"Council officials are clear that benefit cuts and sanctions are taking a dreadful toll on people's lives, with rising numbers facing the loss of their home at a time when councils are being forced to cut services.

What could we do but kick balls at it?" 2010's Jabulani beachball took a pasting – David James calling it "dreadful" and "horrible", Hugo Lloris calling it "a disaster".