dreading
Example Sentences
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In private, in my office, she admitted to avoiding mirrors, skipping photos and dreading social events.
“We were dreading this. But unfortunately, I personally thought it’s a matter of when, not if.”
The scene everyone is dreading and/or waiting for doesn’t exist, so what exists in its place?
From Los Angeles Times
Whether you're excited for the seasonal sales or absolutely dreading them, it's hard to miss the countless emails and social media adverts on Black Friday deals.
From BBC
Mamá told the girls, and I headed home to them, rushing to comfort them yet dreading what I knew was to come.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
