dread

Example Sentences

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"The feeling of dread was knowing something had gone very much amiss, and what was that going to mean for the children?"

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

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

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Executive produced by the Duffer Brothers of ‘Stranger Things,’ this series follows an engaged couple on an overlong and aimless journey filled with creepiness and dread.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

There’s no reaching past something sticky or spoiled, no quiet dread lurking in the crisper drawer.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

It was as though she were being smothered by dread of the terrible promise of what the new day would bring.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny