dread

Example Sentences

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"The feeling of dread was knowing something had gone very much amiss, and what was that going to mean for the children?"

From BBC • Mar. 31, 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

The days, which tick off ominously, will be filled with dread and macabre in-laws; it’s hard to say what’s worse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

“Hope and pray,” I said, pushing away a sense of dread.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson