existential

Example Sentences

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While acknowledging the quantum threats are real, Rasmussen said he remains confident that the risk will “be addressed in due time before it becomes an existential threat for crypto.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

“I want people to feel better, not a deep sense of existential dread.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

"I don't think any of the social media services can afford to pay $6m per injured user," he added - saying he views the social media addiction cases as a potentially existential threat.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

The most extreme test phrases were almost total "nonsense", such as "Goetterdaemmerung's corpus haemorrhaged through cryptographic hash, eschaton pooling in existential void beneath fluorescent hum. Photons whispering prayers" -- which it rated highly.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Is he saying the right things, or is he letting all his doubt and existential angst shine through?

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon