Perhaps this time when the change comes, it may come without terrible cost, death and chaos.
One could not give so much of oneself, without a terrible cost.
But protesters say all this comes at a terrible cost.
Now they say the crisis has proven them right, but at a terrible cost.
In both they succeeded, but at a terrible human cost.
"And I think that's a terrible cost which we're all going to have to pay for over a long time."
He had played a great many games, at a terrible cost to himself.
An efficient fighting force was created, but at a terrible human cost.
Sean had done so many times before, each time at terrible cost.
He had already paid a terrible cost for missing it.