dread
Example Sentences
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"If we hadn't been, I dread to think what might have happened."
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
A year and a half out, it seems a million years away, and I dread the day we pass each other somewhere in the city we both still live in and pretend to be strangers.
From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026
At Slate, we call this mad dash to the finish line “Opinionpalooza,” and we approach it with equal parts fascination, skepticism, and dread every year.
From Slate • Jun. 1, 2026
For those who more dread than relish the imminent arrival of a fifth “Toy Story” film, a healthy dose of KoKo the Clown, one of the studio’s original characters, might just be called for.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
She gazed at Deadwood with dreamlike curiosity, unlike most people, who peered at Clare’s tangled woods with dread, or disgust, or, worst of all, as if it were something they could own.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
Vocabulary lists containing dread
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"The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell
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