dread
Example Sentences
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He remembers seeing officers he'd worked with on previous searches, and the competing feels of relief - that they were safe - and dread.
From BBC
Nobody has responded with the dreaded “it isn’t my turn.”
If there was one thing I dreaded, it was having to stay in my room.
From Literature
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I thought of poor Kessler, and the sick dread in my stomach returned.
From Literature
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And last year, after filming his first time singing the “ABCs,” I got the dreaded “Storage full” notice from Google.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.