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, the pre-Monday dread spiral is getting worse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

The vision of a utopian domestic future took a strange turn during the Cold War, marrying the breathless excitement of the space age with the existential dread of nuclear annihilation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

“Hope and pray,” I said, pushing away a sense of dread.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

Jonathan Blythe, 41, has Asperger's Syndrome and dreads the autumn arriving, as he know it will bring a nightly din with it.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

“I’m a suburban dude,” he said, smiling from his home in metro Atlanta, his cropped two-toned dreads bobbing as he spoke.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 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

Merry, Faye’s editor, dreads breaking the news about Faye’s latest manuscript: “How do you tell her that her 15th book . . . is unsalvageable?”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026

The girl with the long dreads helped me out and onto the street.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates

"We got that dreaded knock on the door at one o'clock in the morning," she said.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

When we returned to Los Angeles, I dreaded becoming dependent on a car for everything.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Those concerned about safety have long dreaded the day when AI systems themselves are capable of building the next generation of much smarter AI systems.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 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

“Then you are a fool. He is the man most to be dreaded in all Prydain. Will you hear something I learned during my journey, something even Dallben may not yet realize?”

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander

"We know our bill will go up again, you're just dreading it each time the increase comes around, as to how much it will be," he said.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 23, 2026

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

From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026

And enough with the social-media snark about dreading the thought of Spirit passengers suddenly showing up on your favorite non-discount airline.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026

She’s so happy; I feel guilty for dreading every minute of this.

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty