be dreadful

Frequency: 8.025.1 per million words

Used to describe a state or quality.

dreadfulVERB + ADJECTIVE

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Examples (10)

  • The weather was dreadful yesterday.
  • The acting in that movie was simply dreadful.
  • The news about the accident was dreadful.
  • The consequences of the decision could be dreadful.
  • The journey was dreadful; the train was delayed for hours.
  • His health has been dreadful since he caught the flu.
  • If we don't prepare, the outcome will be dreadful.
  • It would be dreadful to be stuck in an elevator.
  • The traffic during yesterday's rush hour was dreadful.
  • Wasn't the food at that restaurant just dreadful?