She guessed this was to do with the Samurai of which she'd been hearing dreadful tales of late.

Never heard another word from him on the subject and thankfully, given the dreadful tales that always emerged after such events, never went to one.

I told her the dreadful tale of Eudoxia.

He heaved a deep sigh, almost of relief, she thought-perhaps that the dreadful tale was nearly done.

He recoiled from the very thought of going into the whole dreadful tale.

Only a little later two of Iss's companions came back with a dreadful tale.

The wood was full of the rumour of him, dreadful tales even among beasts and birds.

Bond was glad to put the dreadful tale aside and re-enter the world of normality.

It was a dreadful romantic tale of doomed love between a young Italian sculptor and a wealthy but bored married woman.

It was not pleasant for any man to find a tale so dreadful amid the archives of his family history.