dread

Example Sentences

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Most retailers dread high return rates and how they can eat into profits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

"I hate school holidays. I hate the half-term. I hate Christmas. I dread the phone ringing, because the bites do increase during the holiday period and half-term and it's just horrendous."

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

On Monday, shares of JPMorgan and its competitors fell some 4% as a sense of dread about artificial intelligence and its broader economic effects gripped the market.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Suddenly, Stacy must confront that cabin and her dread of defecating in an outhouse.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026

For a moment, dread passed over his face.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell