nightmares

Example Sentences

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Northern Territory Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro said the girl's death was the realisation of "our worst nightmares".

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

“All of a sudden I’m looking at really horrific images and at first you have nightmares — and at a certain point you kind of adjust,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Orwellian fears are growing about a new kind of surveillance state that was once just the stuff of nightmares.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

In the letter, K said she still carried "the trauma and the nightmares" with her every day.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

Things were so much easier back then, when nightmares were only in dreams.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish