dreads

Example Sentences

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Merry, Faye’s editor, dreads breaking the news about Faye’s latest manuscript: “How do you tell her that her 15th book . . . is unsalvageable?”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Ferrara admits she could also just drive to the Nevada city, but she dreads the prospect of a four-hour-plus ride.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 8, 2025

A set of headphones covers his ears; its wires fall alongside his dreads.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2025

And if someone in the administration can’t predict the president’s every thought, they risk being slapped with the moniker every Housewife dreads: “one-season-wonder.”

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2025

Seven folds his hands and rests them on top of his dreads.

From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas