dreads

Example Sentences

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It's the call any player dreads - because even in today's club-centric landscape, representing your country at a World Cup remains the pinnacle.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Merry, Faye’s editor, dreads breaking the news about Faye’s latest manuscript: “How do you tell her that her 15th book . . . is unsalvageable?”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 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

A set of headphones covers his ears; its wires fall alongside his dreads.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2025

He dreads the thought of eight months without a room of his own, without his records and his stereo, without friends.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri