terrible - use in sentences

Modifying Another Word

  • absolutely: Unfortunately, the vast majority of the websites I visit these days have absolutely terrible titles that hurt their online business.
  • truly: Only one of them survived to recall the horrors of what became a truly terrible day.
  • pretty: Don't think I have any pictures that are worthy of putting up, they're all pretty terrible.
  • so: In four years of army service I never saw anything so terrible.
  • however: It is distinct from being unhappy, however terrible that may be.
  • really: Even really terrible events can be got through with a good mate who's there for you.

Infinitive complement

  • behold: It will be fully expressed and that will be terrible to behold.
  • contemplate: Failure in the finals was too terrible to contemplate.
  • think: It's terrible to think that she died just as she found her voice.

Modifies a noun

  • tragedy: In the evening we directed our steps to the Palace of Salviati, where a terrible tragedy was acted some three hundred years ago.
  • suffering: Recovering money can in no way compensate for the terrible suffering that victims of this disease endure.
  • mistake: During my first few hours in this mental health placement, I started to think I had made a terrible mistake by going there.
  • ordeal: We are here to support you through this terrible ordeal you have been through.
  • mess: We will inherit a terrible mess on the London Underground.
  • atrocity: GOD BLESS 14th Jul 2005 Gina from Dagenham, Essex God bless to all those that perished in the terrible atrocities.

Used with adjective complement

  • feel: Not eating regularly makes most of us feel terrible.
  • look: Mrs McMuffin doesn't look terrible amused by my ranting.
  • seem: The condition of all the animals to me seemed terrible.
  • sound: Well I did of course, and I'm sure they sounded just terrible.
  • taste: Sometimes products may be low fat, yet taste terrible!

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