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
"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 • Mar. 30, 2026
One piece of data triggers optimism, followed just days, or hours, later by apocalyptic dread.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
Executive produced by the Duffer Brothers of ‘Stranger Things,’ this series follows an engaged couple on an overlong and aimless journey filled with creepiness and dread.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
Maybe a girl would approach, and I’d have to mutter an excuse, drift away, and wait in dread for the long walk back, when Haskel and Dovid would tease me mercilessly.
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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