dread

We then lost steam, leaving a lingering sense of dread over the unfinished business.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026

"We're lucky. For the moment we haven't found any dead animal. It's what we dread, because it's very hot," she said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

It’s really no wonder that Neill would go on to play characters who echoed Mark’s descent into madness, splitting off into equally extraordinary works of spine-tingling creature feature dread.

From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026

They delivered their plots arrow-straight to make the dread sting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

I nod, eager to find a reasonable explanation for the dread creeping into my brain.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

But he still dreads the possibility the product of his 25-hectare vineyard in the village of Correns could be declared undrinkable, and that he'd be unable to sell some 90,000 bottles.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

It's the call any player dreads - because even in today's club-centric landscape, representing your country at a World Cup remains the pinnacle.

From BBC ● May 21, 2026

Founded in 2012, Carvana made its mark by providing an alternative to the dealership experience that Higginbotham dreads.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026

Ferrara admits she could also just drive to the Nevada city, but she dreads the prospect of a four-hour-plus ride.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 8, 2025

With his head down, his dreads hang loosely and make a curtain in front of his face.

From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas

But they wake up on race day with the dreaded red signal on their watch telling them they haven’t fully recovered from a shake-out run the day before.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

But I live in fear of the moment when the conversation takes that dreaded turn toward the last redoubt of small talk: What do you do?

From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026

But he does sugarcoat his technological limitations as a 67-year-old comic in the dreaded age of video calls with a punchy Chicano twist.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

These sessions, along with daily Dharma talks, both of which I’d dreaded, turned out to be the retreat’s highlight.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

“Then you are a fool. He is the man most to be dreaded in all Prydain. Will you hear something I learned during my journey, something even Dallben may not yet realize?”

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander

And so I was dreading having to editorialize about this, but fortunately a pollster did it for me.

From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026

The couple is among thousands of immigrant parents hiding in their homes in Minneapolis, dreading that federal agents will come knocking.

From Barron's ● Feb. 2, 2026

“We were dreading this. But unfortunately, I personally thought it’s a matter of when, not if.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2025

Whether you're excited for the seasonal sales or absolutely dreading them, it's hard to miss the countless emails and social media adverts on Black Friday deals.

From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2025

It was the day of the one baseball game I’d been dreading all year—East Shoal vs.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia