adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
mistake
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He was scared stiff, thought a ghastly mistake had been made.
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Had Charity made some ghastly mistake and would she realise it and change the record pretty smartly?
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a ghastly mistake
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She felt ghastly afterwards.
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They keep showing ghastly pictures of the accident on TV.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But in the disclaimer his children need above all to be protected from the ghastly consequences of their own actions.
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He was scared stiff, thought a ghastly mistake had been made.
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It was ghastly , and a ghastly day for golf.
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Suddenly, Holmes rose from his chair and emitted a ghastly cry.
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There was a ghastly self-fulfilling prophecy about such sessions.
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We have been through a ghastly situation, and I hope that some good can come of it.
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Well-meant though it was, the gesture was terrible, creating a ghastly parody of femininity.