dreaded
Example Sentences
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Claude Code makes it easier to create a fully private web app that only runs on your computer, though to do that, I had to brave the dreaded Terminal—a command-prompt screen.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
The Rockets were desperate to avoid the dreaded 0-3 hole.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026
Since the peerless cup double in 2021, the Saintees have spent their recent campaigns circling around the dreaded play-off and relegation drain, before falling through the trapdoor.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
On Feb. 10, 2025, at 7:32 a.m., the dreaded email hit my inbox.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
I dreaded the moment the engine’s hum would stop, because no one had to tell me there could be no escape for me now.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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