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Meanings of dreadful necessity in English

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Usage of dreadful necessity in English
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But there are times when to laugh is a dreadful necessity, whatever be the consequences.
From Jest to Earnest
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I know-it'sthe dreadful necessity of defending our lives.
Cow-Country
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Nerving myself to the dreadful necessity, I disjointed my fingers and fell exhausted to the ground.
Woman on the American Frontier / A Valuable and Authentic Histor...
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I confine myself to these details of this act of dreadful necessity, of which I was an eye-witness.
Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte — Volume 03
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He shrank visibly both mentally and physically, but then his courage came back under the spur of dreadful necessity.
The Free Rangers: A Story of the Early Days Along the Mississipp...
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And then there is the dreadful necessity of telling him, that his mother has driven me into taking this desperate step.
Heart and Science: A Story of the Present Time
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He had a rough sort of efficiency, and spurred by his tongue and their own dreadful necessity, the men worked fast.
The Last of the Chiefs: A Story of the Great Sioux War
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A dreadful necessity confronts me- Imightshrink from the horrid idea, and, if I could open the door, might try to get away.
The Legacy of Cain
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Did the solemn inquiry break forth through our land, Is the dreadful necessity indeed laid upon us to send abroad death and woe?
Standard Selections / A Collection and Adaptation of Superior Pr...
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"I suppose ages and ages of dreadful necessity have made it second nature to every woman, even the best of us," reflected she.
The Fashionable Adventures of Joshua Craig: A Novel
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