nightmarish

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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

The author also announced in the statement that he’s been working on a book throughout the “strange, turbulent and occasionally nightmarish year and a half.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026

Harvey Pratt was a young police officer in Midwest City, Okla., during a string of nightmarish murders in the early 1960s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

That his foolproof life plan had in the end transported him here, to this nightmarish station, was an irony that brought me no pleasure and escaped his notice altogether.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer