dreaded

Example Sentences

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After days of searching, she said she had a "dreaded knock on the door".

From BBC • May 4, 2026

The Rockets were desperate to avoid the dreaded 0-3 hole.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

Today, less than a year after suffering basketball’s most dreaded injury, he has done more than simply return to the court sooner than anyone expected.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

On Feb. 10, 2025, at 7:32 a.m., the dreaded email hit my inbox.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

The only sound was Rasseem’s low chuckle, which hissed through the cavities of his teeth and sounded to my ears like a snake whispering the dreaded name of Cid.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri