nightmare

Example Sentences

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But first, somebody has to pack it all up — all 3.5 million fossils, each fragile and irreplaceable, like a house move out of a nightmare.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Read: Could a jet-fuel shortage turn your European summer vacation into a nightmare?

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

Alfonsi’s parting words to the Columbia Journalism Review perfectly summarized the nightmare unfolding at CBS: “The arrogance, cruelty, and incompetence is stunning.”

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

Speaking about the new hospital facility he was opening, Prince William told Heart: " A lot of the time people have to go to the mainland, and the cost for them - it's a nightmare."

From BBC • May 22, 2026

This week that was supposed to be a fun break for my brain had just turned into my worst nightmare.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas