nightmare

Example Sentences

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In many cases, families that were torn apart said the nightmare "started in the doctor's offices."

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

But expanding rights piecemeal creates a nightmare for divorce lawyers, who found themselves building the plane in midair with gay breakups in the aughts and early 2010s.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

But Rasheed's joy at finally being released turned into another nightmare as, on returning home, he was unable to find his mother.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Here we are, 11 years later, still living in the surreality we first experienced on that day — like a nightmare from which we can’t awaken.

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026

She felt as though she was sinking into something, a nightmare she couldn’t wake from.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray