nightmarish

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During “Firefall” in February — an annual phenomenon when sunlight lands on the water cascading from Horsetail Fall, making it glow orange and red, like molten lava — the crowds were reportedly nightmarish.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 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

South Korean stocks extended their recent nightmarish run on Monday after oil topped $100 a barrel for the first time since the aftermath of Russia invading Ukraine.

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

It also extended a nightmarish stretch of Olympic finishes in Shiffrin’s otherwise outstanding career.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

Perhaps the injustice was as nightmarish to them as it was to those surrounding me.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin