Want to use Terrible correctly in a sentence? These 20 example sentences show the word in context, together with its meaning and synonyms like awful or alarming.

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Terrible in a sentence

Terrible | Terribleness

Terrible meaning

  1. Dreadful; causing terror, alarm and fear; awesome
  2. Formidable, powerful.
  3. Intense; extreme in degree or extent.

Synonyms of Terrible

awful dreadful abominable atrocious alarming horrific horrendous frightening fearsome fearful dreaded dread direful dire painful

Example sentences (20)

Additionally, watching Stan confront how terrible he can be as a father makes him just a little bit more likable.

Clark hit a terrible approach to the 17th but chipped dead to save par and head to the 18th with a one shot lead.

Do they act on their undeniable feelings or risk hurting each other, given their terrible romantic track records?

A father of two made an impassioned plea to be released from custody, saying that his being in lock-ups is "terrible".

After all, an intriguing mystery can be rendered moot by a terrible reveal or a refusal to provide any proper answers.

Celtic all but wrapped up the game - and the title - when Davies' co-partner in defence made a terrible error.

And what happened was terrible avalanches, which are very like landslips, which wiped out whole communities.

But it’s harder to argue that voters should believe the economy is outright terrible, even after accounting for inflation.

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Bell told Stan Sport he felt terrible after the loss and a short turnaround before next week’s return clash in New Zealand.

A judge led inquiry into the council's terrible record on equal pay was also due to start in the new year.

And I'm also the first to admit that my timing on this column is terrible, from a journalistic viewpoint.

And yet there’s still the perception that things aren’t just terrible, but that they’ll never get better.

But in the early hours on the day of the procedure, she woke up at 2.30am with “terrible” stomach cramps.

Councilmember Laura Lothian agreed the workers’ stories “sound terrible,” but she said it remained inappropriate to weigh in.

Another mother said the food served to her son at lunchtime at Royds Hall school in Paddock, Huddersfield, has been 'terrible'.

As he gives his award speech, Carlton looks in the crowd and sees his family (specifically Ashely) and starts to feel terrible.

Adayfi says that the same man had watched the terrible episode unfold from behind a chain link fence.

Elizabeth Longshaw took to the platform to try and figure out whether her idea made her a “terrible person” or a “literal genius”.

As Wes tries to escape, he finds himself an unwilling player in a situation bigger and more terrible than he could possibly imagine….

As the rusty old cell door closed behind me, I could see that the man in the adjacent cell was suffering from terrible hallucinations.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "terrible" in a sentence?
An example: "Additionally, watching Stan confront how terrible he can be as a father makes him just a little bit more likable." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "terrible" from real English texts.
What does "terrible" mean?
Terrible means: Dreadful; causing terror, alarm and fear; awesome
What are synonyms of "terrible"?
Common synonyms of "terrible" include: awful, dreadful, abominable, atrocious, alarming, horrific, horrendous, frightening. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "terrible" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "terrible", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

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