dread

Example Sentences

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One piece of data triggers optimism, followed just days, or hours, later by apocalyptic dread.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Mr. Levine plays a far gentler and more original character than we’re used to from him; Jennifer Jason Leigh, as Nicky’s mother, Victoria, has long turned her dying cadences into the voice of dread.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

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

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026

Now, many observers fear, the 2018 power-sharing agreement that brought relative calm could be shattered - something millions across the country dread.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

Choked with dread, I expected the nurse to lead me to an empty bed, her hands folded and her face shaped in careful sympathy.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros