nightmare

Example Sentences

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That simple question was only the beginning of an unrelenting nightmare.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

Kieran Trippier looked like he was reliving a nightmare.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

For an artist like Lori, who works part-time at a Chinese food truck while painting and writing art criticism on the side, the job is both a dream and a nightmare.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

It wants you to feel that nightmare scenario of being stuck, but it also wants to be meditative.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

It felt like a nightmare, but there was no waking up from it.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo