nightmare

Example Sentences

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She said on a podcast before the Games that she viewed the trip to Cortina as a potential “nightmare.”

From The Wall Street Journal

"Very quickly it turned into a complete nightmare," Dean told the BBC.

From BBC

She will be desperate to avoid the disaster that befell hot men's favourite Ilia Malinin, who suffered a nightmare last week, slumping to an eighth-place finish.

From Barron's

Malinin came into these Olympics as the hottest of favourites, but the skater who had not lost for more than two years suffered a nightmare on the ice.

From Barron's

The awe-inspiring dream that often starts as a child can quickly turn into a nightmare for athletes who get blinded by the bright Olympic spotlight.

From Los Angeles Times