dread

The arrival of another winter fills her family with dread, but unlike many others, they are not planning to move out of Delhi.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Gowerton councillor Susan Jones said: "Obviously that bridge is a problem. When they extended the railway station it was strengthened - if they hadn't, I dread to think."

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

As workloads mount and job security ebbs, people say they are struggling to tame the pre-Monday dread spiral.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

As workloads mount and job security ebbs, the pre-Monday dread spiral is getting worse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

But as the weekend draws to an end, I feel a familiar weight of dread in my stomach that grows heavier and heavier.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish

I have a friend who works the cash register at a supermarket, and she told me that she dreads the holidays.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

I’d see an old man with his gray dreads and sing-songy voice as I would walk from parking my car on the street.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

But he still dreads the possibility the product of his 25-hectare vineyard in the village of Correns could be declared undrinkable, and that he'd be unable to sell some 90,000 bottles.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

In his interview, Holland also mentioned he dreads a read-through for his roles and tries his best to prepare for it.

From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026

She’s been dreading this day, as she dreads all the big days—all birthdays, not just hers; also, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and upcoming events like anniversaries, proms, and graduations.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

United Airlines announced in July that it would offer a new Economy Plus option that allows customers to forgo having a passenger in the dreaded middle seat.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

The hospital near my hometown was once a dreaded workhouse for the poor; my mother recalled seeing destitute children peering through its iron gates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

But the social and economic grievances that boiled over so violently have not gone away, and nobody can escape the dreaded question: What’s next?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

"I suffered from body dysmorphia for years because of that, believing that no matter how strong, thin or young I was, there was no escaping the dreaded cottage cheese thighs."

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

But I also dreaded having to mind Flora again.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

And we’re dreading the coming costs to move our cars and some furnishings to the West Coast.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 23, 2026

"We've gone from dreading a haircut, not knowing what he would be like, to him loving going there," he says.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

And so I was dreading having to editorialize about this, but fortunately a pollster did it for me.

From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026

Many of my Chicago neighbors wake each morning dreading what they’ll read in the newspaper.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026

Then one day I hear the words I’ve been dreading.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone