dreadful for

Frequency: 6.913.3 per million words

Indicates the person or group negatively affected by something.

dreadfulADJECTIVE + PREPOSITION

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for

Examples (10)

  • It must have been dreadful for you!
  • The new regulations are dreadful for small businesses.
  • The oil spill was dreadful for the local wildlife.
  • Losing his sense of smell was a dreadful experience for the chef.
  • A prolonged drought would be dreadful for the farmers.
  • The media scrutiny has been dreadful for the entire family.
  • The sudden cancellation of the festival was dreadful for the vendors who had invested so much.
  • A lack of funding is always dreadful for public education.
  • Watching her team lose the final match was a dreadful moment for her.
  • The predicted recession will be dreadful for job seekers.