And since you asked, the Country, would not be in the dreadful state that is in now.

England has been in a dreadful state for some weeks.

He says the house is in a dreadful state.

Still, she seemed respectable, if in a dreadful state of nerves.

We have been told that she and the family are in a dreadful state of destitution.

And now the poor creature will be in a dreadful state!

He's in a dreadful state; you'd better go to him.

The poor girl was in a dreadful state of anxiety regarding her father's safety.

I think its clear to see that the world is currently in a dreadful state and something needs to be done.

Anything would be better than this dreadful state of doubt.