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

Chrissie Read, who has four children between the ages of 10 and 17, said she "quite often dreads the summer holidays" and relied on the charity's boxes to manage.

From BBC • Aug. 13, 2025

The constant radio chatter — which includes the unlikely announcing voice of legendary documentarian Frederick Wiseman — doesn’t give the era away, nor do the younger characters’ hairstyles, since mullets and dreads endure.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2025

Mark’s cell phone is providing the only light, and he dreads the moment it runs out of power.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner