My personality was shaped before that dreadful act.

That they should turn upon one of their own to save themselves was a dreadful and cowardly act, but not terribly surprising.

War is a dreadful act, but right now, it seems to me that one can only clear the air.

For me it was a dreadful act.

But how, exactly, had she committed the dreadful act?

A sworn witness had committed a dreadful act of perjury, but it was possible that a juror could have a reasonable doubt.

People can act in response to what the prime minister has called "a truly dreadful act".

If they (the allegations) are true, this is a truly dreadful act and a truly dreadful situation.

It's the dreadful little everyday acts of pretended importance that give the Mappin stamp to our life.

Perhaps she doesn't realize what dreadful acts these men are capable of commiting.