dread
Example Sentences
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People who seek treatment at the outpatient clinic, one of 16 federally supported Hansen’s disease clinics in the U.S., are often overwhelmed by dread, uncertainty and shame, Balquin said.
If a gift idea immediately fills you with dread about schedules, storage, or spoilage, consider that useful information.
From Salon
"I wake with dread each day wondering if there is yet more cat mess for me to have to clean up," he wrote.
From BBC
I could try to combat inescapable existential dread by dyeing my hair.
From Salon
After four months of restless waiting, filmmaker Kiwi Chow received a dreaded, but not altogether unexpected, message: Hong Kong censors had banned his new movie from reaching the big screen.
From Barron's
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