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

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

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

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

Maybe a girl would approach, and I’d have to mutter an excuse, drift away, and wait in dread for the long walk back, when Haskel and Dovid would tease me mercilessly.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros