dreading

Example Sentences

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They didn’t realize that this was the eruption everyone had been dreading.

From Literature

The couple is among thousands of immigrant parents hiding in their homes in Minneapolis, dreading that federal agents will come knocking.

From Barron's

Later that year, Lively also sent texts to actress and co-star Jenny Slate, and said she was "dreading" going back to set and "getting hits of the experience in really upsetting ways".

From BBC

Still, he couldn’t stop checking his phone, dreading the moment she’d notice.

From Literature

"I was always worried about if anything happened at home," said Emily, as she often woke up to missed calls from home dreading the "worst case scenario".

From BBC