nightmare

Example Sentences

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If all humans lived together on Earth in complete harmony, would that be utopia—or a nightmare?

From The Wall Street Journal

So it's easy to understand why the most wonderful time of the year can quickly turn into a living nightmare for those with the condition.

From BBC

A clever ploy at first, the idea quickly turns into a nightmare primed for uncomfortable comedy.

From Los Angeles Times

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