dread
Example Sentences
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Though “Backrooms” and Parsons are adept at creating dread and building worlds, that same principle of complexity is rarely applied to the film’s characters.
From Salon • May 30, 2026
It's instantly recognisable to millions - and inspires dread.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
Dali made that famous masterpiece, “The Persistence of Memory,” in 1931, a breath-holding moment between wars when daily life looked normal enough but vibrated with the dread that no, things were definitely not OK.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
There’s dread about depleting global oil supplies and hopes around a deal to end the Iran war.
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
Choked with dread, I expected the nurse to lead me to an empty bed, her hands folded and her face shaped in careful sympathy.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
Vocabulary lists containing dread
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"The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell
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