dread
Example Sentences
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More on that in a moment — there’s only so much existential dread a person can handle.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
The dread comes from fears of a reinterpretation of John Galsworthy’s Nobel Prize-winning books, collectively known as “The Forsyte Saga,” to suit an audience besotted with “Bridgerton” and other sensual period adaptations.
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
Mr. Levine plays a far gentler and more original character than we’re used to from him; Jennifer Jason Leigh, as Nicky’s mother, Victoria, has long turned her dying cadences into the voice of dread.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
There was sour metallic dread in her mouth, dread in her blood, taking over her chest.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
Vocabulary lists containing dread
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"The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell
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