dread

This LAX, unlike the island of civility and good manners Maksik remembers from childhood, fosters alienation and dread.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

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

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

The thought of travelling in an EV fills her with dread, she says.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

The gray exhalation of mist came again, and again the air filled with the dread that clutched at Christopher’s chest.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

I have a friend who works the cash register at a supermarket, and she told me that she dreads the holidays.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

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

In his interview, Holland also mentioned he dreads a read-through for his roles and tries his best to prepare for it.

From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026

His hair falls in long blond waves; my hair twists in black dreads.

From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said: "We'll start getting rid of the dreaded 'ironing board seats' so passengers can enjoy comfier, more pleasant journeys on some of Britain's busiest commuter routes."

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 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

He began to limp noticeably, and several of his colleagues urged him to see a doctor, a dreaded experience that Bobby would only agree to if he were in enormous pain.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

As for Spivey, she cried before heading to a funeral home for her daughter, dreading having to fill out a death certificate and decide whether to cremate or bury her firstborn child.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 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

Walks went up in the minors during ABS testing as well, leaving some pitchers dreading its arrival in the big leagues.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026

I felt stubborn about it all of a sudden, even though I’d been dreading it all day.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller