nightmare

Example Sentences

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I want the second AI to be every employee’s nightmare.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

This is when Maddin’s story switches from a survivalist nightmare to a legal one.

From Slate • May 13, 2026

The letter, also signed by leading figures from business, sport and media, called for support for British Jews and described recent violence as a "nightmare from another time".

From BBC • May 9, 2026

Today it’s a nightmare for many onboard, under the threat of viral infection.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Nina and Aleksandr had been taken prisoner behind enemy lines by the Germans: the Soviet soldier’s worst nightmare.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein