nightmare

Example Sentences

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Subconsciously hearkening back to his childhood sleep experiences, he adds, “I wanted this story to feel like a nightmare that just keeps getting worse and worse and worse and worse.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Read: Could a jet-fuel shortage turn your European summer vacation into a nightmare?

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

She, my mother, unfortunately, was the victim of that… It was a nightmare.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Alfonsi’s parting words to the Columbia Journalism Review perfectly summarized the nightmare unfolding at CBS: “The arrogance, cruelty, and incompetence is stunning.”

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

I was in the middle of a nightmare, and my nerves were on fire.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler