nightmare

Example Sentences

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It was backup center Mitchell Robinson—with his wide frame and 7-foot-4 wingspan—who took the job of making Wembanyama’s life a nightmare on his last shot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Subconsciously hearkening back to his childhood sleep experiences, he adds, “I wanted this story to feel like a nightmare that just keeps getting worse and worse and worse and worse.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Read: Could a jet-fuel shortage turn your European summer vacation into a nightmare?

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

Water safety campaigner Rebecca Ramsay, whose son Dylan drowned at Hill Top Quarry in Chorley, Lancashire, in 2011, said she was "heartbroken for all the families" who were now "enduring my nightmare".

From BBC • May 27, 2026

And we felt the shades of eternal night falling fast because at this point, remember, we supposed Miss Myrt Arbuckle was alive and kicking and drawing up her lessons for another nightmare year.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck