dread

Example Sentences

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A spark of something besides dread lights in my chest.

From Literature

The moment I’ve been hoping for and dreading at the same time.

From Literature

She gazed at Deadwood with dreamlike curiosity, unlike most people, who peered at Clare’s tangled woods with dread, or disgust, or, worst of all, as if it were something they could own.

From Literature

"I hate school holidays. I hate the half-term. I hate Christmas. I dread the phone ringing, because the bites do increase during the holiday period and half-term and it's just horrendous."

From BBC

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

From Salon