dread

Example Sentences

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The first is the dread of contemporaneous discovery, which is no problem if a donor arranges for his or her diary to be sealed until the people in it are dead.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Lots of people may ask this question as excitement or dread builds around the PBS debut of “The Forsytes.”

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

One piece of data triggers optimism, followed just days, or hours, later by apocalyptic dread.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Now, many observers fear, the 2018 power-sharing agreement that brought relative calm could be shattered - something millions across the country dread.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

Paralyzed with dread, I sat through the ride imagining going to the tahara house.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros