TERRIBLE in a Sentence
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264 example sentences for TERRIBLE, such as:
1. I had a terrible dream last night.
2. To her expert eye, the painting was terrible.
3. Nothing is more terrible than ignorance in action.
4. A terrible moment of expectation and silence ensued.
5. It was a terrible thing to happen to someone so young.
2. To her expert eye, the painting was terrible.
3. Nothing is more terrible than ignorance in action.
4. A terrible moment of expectation and silence ensued.
5. It was a terrible thing to happen to someone so young.
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Meanings and Examples of TERRIBLE
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terrible
a. intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
a. extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 While he reasoned, the sky darkened, the winds blew from the four quarters, and the ship was assailed by a most terrible tempest within sight of the port of Lisbon.
2 He died in less than two hours of most terrible convulsions.
3 If you had," said the old woman, "you would acknowledge that it is far more terrible than an earthquake.
4 He had great eloquence; he persuaded them; we underwent this terrible operation.
5 In the frightful meditation into which its presence casts the soul the scaffold appears in terrible guise, and as though taking part in what is going on.
6 Therefore, the impression was terrible and profound; on the day following the execution, and on many succeeding days, the Bishop appeared to be crushed.
7 From its most terrible blows there comes forth a caress for the human race.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER X—THE BISHOP IN THE PRESENCE OF AN UNKNOWN LIGHT
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER X—THE BISHOP IN THE PRESENCE OF AN UNKNOWN LIGHT
8 He would probably have felt a scruple at sounding too far in advance certain problems which are, in a manner, reserved for terrible great minds.
9 The terrible spectacle of created things developed tenderness in him; he was occupied only in finding for himself, and in inspiring others with the best way to compassionate and relieve.
10 To all appearance, he seemed to be occupied in the constant contemplation of something terrible.
11 As he wept, daylight penetrated more and more clearly into his soul; an extraordinary light; a light at once ravishing and terrible.
12 A terrible moment of expectation and silence ensued.
13 They beheld Madeleine, almost flat on his stomach beneath that terrible weight, make two vain efforts to bring his knees and his elbows together.
14 Great sorrow is a divine and terrible ray, which transfigures the unhappy.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 5: CHAPTER XIII—THE SOLUTION OF SOME QUESTIONS CONNECTED WIT...
Context Highlight In BOOK 5: CHAPTER XIII—THE SOLUTION OF SOME QUESTIONS CONNECTED WIT...
15 There is nothing more terrible in existence than this sort of contemplation.
Example Sentence: (54 in 4 pages)
1 Nothing is more terrible than ignorance in action.
2 It wasn't a serious heart attack, but it gave him a terrible scare.
3 There was sycophantic laughter from the audience at every one of his terrible jokes.
4 I was born with an enormous need for affection, and a terrible need to give it.
5 He became known as the enfant terrible of British theater.
6 It was a terrible shock to discover the full extent of the problem.
7 I had a terrible dream last night.
8 To her expert eye, the painting was terrible.
9 She had an uneasy feeling that something terrible was going to happen.
10 I felt terrible last night but I feel fine this morning.
11 It was a terrible thing to happen to someone so young.
12 He is incapable of discriminating between a good idea and a terrible one.
13 The message I recorded for the answering machine sounded terrible when I played it back.
14 This research is a terrible indictment on the medical profession.
15 The terrible scenes were indelibly imprinted on his mind.