dreads

Example Sentences

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Founded in 2012, Carvana made its mark by providing an alternative to the dealership experience that Higginbotham dreads.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Mullen said she is "constantly worried", fearing that rats will get into her home, and said she dreads every time she has to take the bins out as rats congregate nearby.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 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

The constant radio chatter — which includes the unlikely announcing voice of legendary documentarian Frederick Wiseman — doesn’t give the era away, nor do the younger characters’ hairstyles, since mullets and dreads endure.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2025

His hair falls in long blond waves; my hair twists in black dreads.

From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes