dread

Example Sentences

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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

Suddenly, Stacy must confront that cabin and her dread of defecating in an outhouse.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026

A daily unrelenting dread from which there is no sign of escape.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

There were so many questions swirling around in Ophie’s mind, but it was the loudest one that caused Ophie’s shoulders to droop and dread to weigh heavily in her belly.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland