nightmare

Example Sentences

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The simplicity of his execution underlines that a nightmare future doesn’t need to much to come to fruition, just a couple of clipboards and mass apathy.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Det Ch Insp Louise Metcalfe, leading the Essex Police investigation, said the author of the anonymous handwritten letter to officers "seemed reticent of coming forward but couldn't bear the nightmare of knowing what they knew".

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Barbie Dream Fest is bit of a pink nightmare.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

“I have clearly been having a bit of a nightmare this morning. I am sorry.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

But this time, there’d be no Pili to stop the big kids from stealing his socks or to talk to after he woke up from a nightmare.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova