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dreadful-looking

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  • One day this summer I was riding through Letchworth when the bus stopped and two dreadful-looking old men got on to it.

    Notable & Quotable 2011

  • The purpose of that plank at that sharp angle across the brook was to throw over to the other bank a dreadful-looking scum through which the cattle would not put their noses.

    Acres of Diamonds 2008

  • After rumours of a Timberlake/ Diaz split hit just over a week ago, Justin Timberlake was seen dating his own mother at the premiere of his dreadful-looking Alpha Dog movie, a tactic which may have all just been a front so that he could get some time with Scarlett Johansson at the aftershow party.

    Cameron Diaz & Justin Timberlake Back Together, But Probably Not 2007

  • The mountain hung over us black and dreadful-looking.

    Robbery Under Arms 2004

  • One day this summer I was riding through Letchworth when the bus stopped and two dreadful-looking old men got on to it.

    The Road to Wigan Pier 2004

  • He had hardly lost sight of his gaunt grey friend when he heard growls and snarls in the thicket close to him, and before he had time to think he found himself surrounded by the most dreadful-looking creatures.

    The Yellow Fairy Book 2003

  • His face was dreadful-looking from exhaustion and dismay.

    Anna Karenina 2003

  • Once in Barambogie he had seen a dreadful-looking boy, with his mouth open and his tongue hanging out, and bulgy eyes like a fish.

    Ultima Thule 2003

  • But I observed in the room a dreadful-looking creature, a sort of monster.

    The Idiot 2002

  • One day this summer I was riding through Letchworth when the bus stopped and two dreadful-looking old men got onto it ....

    Orwell is funny 1997

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