dreaded
Example Sentences
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Nelson said he "dreaded the summer holidays approaching" because he knew his mother "would be spending a lot of time on the Garvaghy Road".
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
When most people get the dreaded denial alert, they often give up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Nor is it “oh no ... AI is the new dreaded tool.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 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
It made me happy that Lissa wanted to see me, but I dreaded going to the terrace again.
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
