The first few days, of course, I was terrible at this job.

I'm terrible at bargaining and I was already late for an appointment.

So things weren't too terrible at first and really no worse than I had expected.

He just wouldn't quit, which was both terrible and admirable at the same time.

I didn't know my way around and I was terrible at it.

Of course this battle was but a small affair, yet I think that few have been more terrible, at any rate in modern times.

A feeling that was terrible and wonderful at the same time.

So what to make of the news that American students are terrible at history?

Also, I'm terrible at math, so that's probably not true.

It could be something terrible at the job, the kids shooting drugs, the wife cheating.