Below you will find example sentences with "terrible thing". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
Terrible Thing in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 20
- Discovered as a combination around: terrible
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 7
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 18 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 4 start, 6 middle, 10 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "terrible thing" has 2 words and usually appears near the end in these examples. The average sentence has 18 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as is a terrible thing, a pretty terrible thing but we, say, memoir and pretty stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with good thing, whole thing, closest thing, terrible person and feel terrible, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with terrible thing
This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:
For they know a terrible thing. (6 words)
The twilight of a career is a terrible thing. (9 words)
It’s a terrible thing that they’ve opened up. (10 words)
Basically, what you’re doing is, you’re falling into this slippery slope of conceding that abortion is actually a pretty terrible thing, but we need it in these super extreme cases, in order to avoid this much more terrible thing. (41 words)
If this lamp needed to be eternal—and if, as I eventually surmised, it had something to do with God—then what terrible thing would happen when it burned out? (30 words)
But to say, someone who wants to not be pregnant anymore, and to say, “You have no other options,” is a terrible thing to have to do to somebody. (29 words)
If this lamp needed to be eternal—and if, as I eventually surmised, it had something to do with God—then what terrible thing would happen when it burned out? (30 words)
Example sentences (20)
Basically, what you’re doing is, you’re falling into this slippery slope of conceding that abortion is actually a pretty terrible thing, but we need it in these super extreme cases, in order to avoid this much more terrible thing.
But to say, someone who wants to not be pregnant anymore, and to say, “You have no other options,” is a terrible thing to have to do to somebody.
In his 2022 memoir, Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir, Perry spoke about his struggle with drugs and alcohol while detailing his rise to fame.
In his memoir Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing - which was released in November 2022 - he talked about dating Pretty Woman star Julia Roberts.
It is a terrible thing to say but it was absolute joy that we had got him.
Knowing what makes HBO's fantasy adaptations so popular, the conspiracies would be a terrible thing to waste.
That's not necessarily a terrible thing on its own; the series has a strong visual identity, especially compared to current Disney or Pixar.
If this lamp needed to be eternal—and if, as I eventually surmised, it had something to do with God—then what terrible thing would happen when it burned out?
I know that it's been taken over by illegal migrants, and that's a terrible thing that happened.
Imagine the mainstream media war propaganda if such a terrible thing happens.
It’s a terrible thing that they’ve opened up.
It’s not a terrible thing: You can be very good at actoring, but it entails a posturing in their work that always feels forced.
Jailing her, Judge Spencer said: "You did a wicked and terrible thing.
The twilight of a career is a terrible thing.
To feel like a conquered people is a terrible thing.
Trump said, "It's a very terrible thing that happened.
You can lose another child — that’s the terrible thing.
A mind is a terrible thing to waste, my son.
A terrible thing has been done to us but we have not yet realised it.
For they know a terrible thing.