dread
Example Sentences
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How do you avoid the dreaded “sophomore slump”?
From Los Angeles Times
Their music is the full of dread, misdirection and dark absurdity.
From BBC
"I was always worried about if anything happened at home," said Emily, as she often woke up to missed calls from home dreading the "worst case scenario".
From BBC
In private, in my office, she admitted to avoiding mirrors, skipping photos and dreading social events.
I remember I’d admitted to my husband that I dreaded Christmas every year.
From Los Angeles Times
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