dread

It’s only a matter of time before the scaries ruin Saturday too, turning it into a day to dread the dread we’ll feel on Sunday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

Welcome to Dead Internet Theory, a Y2K-era event that celebrates a time when social media meant AOL Instant Messenger and when tech evoked excitement rather than dread.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Last weekend, a "Saturday Night Live" sketch cast him as a tortured figure, barely masking his dread of AI.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Speaking of the capture in 2024, Hay recalled his first feelings were of "dread" and "fear".

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

I thought of poor Kessler, and the sick dread in my stomach returned.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

To anyone who dreads flying because of ticket prices, security checks, bag fees and leg cramps, director Rory Kennedy offers several more reasons to take the train.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 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

It's the call any player dreads - because even in today's club-centric landscape, representing your country at a World Cup remains the pinnacle.

From BBC ● May 21, 2026

Ferrara admits she could also just drive to the Nevada city, but she dreads the prospect of a four-hour-plus ride.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 8, 2025

He dreads the consequence—the burden of a soul.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

United Airlines said it’s bringing those dreaded basic fares to first class.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 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 they wake up on race day with the dreaded red signal on their watch telling them they haven’t fully recovered from a shake-out run the day before.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

I never expressed it to my parents, but I dreaded the calls to Iran.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

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

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 23, 2026

Not everyone is dreading the nightmare of windy conditions drying out the greens this weekend, though.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

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

From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026

The couple is among thousands of immigrant parents hiding in their homes in Minneapolis, dreading that federal agents will come knocking.

From Barron's ● Feb. 2, 2026

I couldn’t, wouldn’t waste another minute dreading wash day and ironing the white sheets.

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia