Example Sentences

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As the direfulness of it all crept over him, something very like anger gleamed through the blear of his faded eyes.

From Stories of the Foot-hills by Graham, Margaret Collier

He was being soothed in spite of himself, and in spite of the direfulness of their situation.

From The Stolen Singer by Bellinger, Martha Idell Fletcher

The direfulness of the news gathered as we proceeded on our journey, and delays were gotten over as quickly as possible.

From A Story of the Red Cross Glimpses of Field Work by Barton, Clara

Either the forcefulness and plausibility of his arguments or the direfulness of their need led the directors to make the venture.

From Chapters of Opera Being historical and critical observations and records concerning the lyric drama in New York from its earliest days down to the present time by Krehbiel, Henry Edward