dreads
Example Sentences
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I have a friend who works the cash register at a supermarket, and she told me that she dreads the holidays.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
But he still dreads the possibility the product of his 25-hectare vineyard in the village of Correns could be declared undrinkable, and that he'd be unable to sell some 90,000 bottles.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
I’d see an old man with his gray dreads and sing-songy voice as I would walk from parking my car on the street.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
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
Far more than the amount of work he faces, he dreads the month of separation they will have to endure at winter break.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
