dreaded
Example Sentences
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These sessions, along with daily Dharma talks, both of which I’d dreaded, turned out to be the retreat’s highlight.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026
Framed this way, mathematicians are not in a race against A.I.s, waiting for the dreaded Kasparov moment when we become supplanted.
From Slate • Jun. 22, 2026
Seven-year-old Alex, who is autistic, dreaded a trip to the hairdressers, "shaking and jerking" whenever he needed a trim and fearing the noisy environment of chatter and dryers.
From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026
Suspecting she’d owe the IRS hundreds of thousands of dollars, she dreaded filing her taxes.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
She dreaded the distance across the school yard.
From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord
