nightmarish
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An eerie, enchanting score by Rock Burwell gives the proceedings a dreamy, nightmarish quality.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
Though those deaths have been nightmarish, the actor told Smith that he has found “understanding” in those losses.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
The attempt went relatively smoothly, she explains, apart from a "nightmarish" section when cleaning a kid's playground at four in the morning where the game's bright primary colours affected her in "a very psychedelic way".
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
The 31‑year‑old admitted she had begun having strange, nightmarish dreams ahead of her big moment at London Fashion Week on Sunday.
From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026
Herbert Richardson was a Vietnam War veteran whose nightmarish experiences in brutal conditions left him traumatized and scarred.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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