dreads

Example Sentences

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Founded in 2012, Carvana made its mark by providing an alternative to the dealership experience that Higginbotham dreads.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Ferrara admits she could also just drive to the Nevada city, but she dreads the prospect of a four-hour-plus ride.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 8, 2025

She now tries to get abroad at least once a year, but dreads flying because she does not know what assistance she will receive from the airport and airline.

From BBC • Jul. 26, 2025

About 40 miles south, Marianne Hunter dreads the rain because of an another ongoing disaster: the landslides on the Palos Verdes Peninsula.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2025

But this girl with the long dreads revealed something else— that love could be soft and understanding; that, soft or hard, love was an act of heroism.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates