dread

Example Sentences

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A reassuring face on morning television in the US, Savannah Guthrie now finds herself at the same intersection of hope and dread that has defined many of her interviewees.

From BBC

The anticipation and exuberance that bounced around in the arena moments ago gets sucked out of the concrete and cold dread rushes in.

From The Wall Street Journal

As a result, I would receive nothing and would once again endure the dreaded “tenants-in-common” clause attached to our property.

From MarketWatch

"It was terrifying, it's hard to put into words the dread and the fear that you feel knowing that a loved one is in danger," he said.

From BBC

I nod, eager to find a reasonable explanation for the dread creeping into my brain.

From Literature