nightmare

Example Sentences

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For America’s Arab Gulf allies, it is a nightmare scenario.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Meet Mick Cronin’s nightmare, a 7-foot-3 indictment of his embattled program, a monumental mistake that has spent three weeks eating at the heart of even the most dedicated Bruin loyalists.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

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

Barbie Dream Fest is bit of a pink nightmare.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

During a nightmare, she calls out, “Rafi, Rafi!”

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar