dreaded

Example Sentences

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The dreaded middle-age physique is what happens when you “lose your ass and everything moves to your stomach,” she says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

Sean Duffy is even taunting Pete Buttigieg about it, in a bout of dreaded intra–transportation secretary violence.

From Slate • May 5, 2026

The film is lightning in a bottle, magic that only stands to have its smoke dispersed and mirrors cracked by the unnecessary impositions of the dreaded Hollywood sequel.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

“Is it true? … I am the king … Aw, blow it out! … The dreaded 6 o’clock tone …”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

It was smallpox, the most dreaded disease of all.

From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis