nightmare

Example Sentences

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The simplicity of his execution underlines that a nightmare future doesn’t need to much to come to fruition, just a couple of clipboards and mass apathy.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Bucknor’s nightmare week continued when he left a game after a foul tip hit him in the face mask.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Like when Mills managed to persuade Hollywood star Jennifer Aniston to give his mate a nightmare interview in 2014.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Barbie Dream Fest is bit of a pink nightmare.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

It seemed the jungle’s very essence had sought him out, a living nightmare purged from its most wretched depths.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray