dreaded
Example Sentences
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Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said: "We'll start getting rid of the dreaded 'ironing board seats' so passengers can enjoy comfier, more pleasant journeys on some of Britain's busiest commuter routes."
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
But they wake up on race day with the dreaded red signal on their watch telling them they haven’t fully recovered from a shake-out run the day before.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
But he also thinks they have skipped the dreaded Trough of Disillusionment, a phase that is part of research firm Gartner’s Tech Hype Cycle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
The five words every baseball soul outside of Los Angeles dreaded hearing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
She dreaded what that meant but concentrated on one thing: she would finally have the opportunity to investigate Clara’s death and discover the secret of her end.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
