nightmares

Example Sentences

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Troy Terry, who had four shots, said he’ll have nightmares about the misses.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

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

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

With the nightmares of Hitler, Mussolini and the Iron Curtain still years in the future, Churchill mined his youth to position himself as one of history’s glowworms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

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

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

Jack woke up from nightmares of a man in green to find that the forest he’d fallen asleep in was gone.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley