dread

Example Sentences

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

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

On Monday, shares of JPMorgan and its competitors fell some 4% as a sense of dread about artificial intelligence and its broader economic effects gripped the market.

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

A decade has passed since Louise James returned from a hen weekend feeling a sense of dread that a tragedy would unfold.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

As he took in what lay ahead, dread settled inside him.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver