dread
Example Sentences
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Why it’s vital: Unsettling but gorgeously realized, the series introduces a disquieting dread that encapsulates the fear of being closeted in a small community while acknowledging the bittersweet yearning that comes with an awakening youth.
From Salon
When I turned 13, I entered a part of the life cycle cherished by all Jewish kids and dreaded by their parents.
She said "my kids were afraid that I was going to die and they were going to die", and that her family began to dread public spaces and social events.
From BBC
“We were dreading this. But unfortunately, I personally thought it’s a matter of when, not if.”
The dreaded norovirus — the “vomiting bug” that often causes stomach flu symptoms — is climbing again in California, and doctors warn that a new subvariant could make even more people sick this season.
From Los Angeles Times
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