nightmare

Example Sentences

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Facing his first Christmas without his wife, Andrew thinks this is indicative of our wider inability to talk about death, to even contemplate facing our worst nightmare.

From BBC

Lee, the lawmaker, is among them: "When I first came to the UK, I had nightmares. I felt very guilty. Why could we live in other places freely, while our good friends were jailed?"

From BBC

It avoided a potential nightmare scenario for quarterback Trinidad Chambliss, a Division II transfer who broke out as one of the most prolific passers in the SEC with Kiffin and Weis calling the plays.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Lots of time, visits to solicitors, admin, heartache, worry - it's been a nightmare," he says.

From BBC

When he first started, he would have "nightmares" and jolt awake during the day, thinking he was late for work.

From Barron's