nightmare

Example Sentences

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It avoided a potential nightmare scenario for quarterback Trinidad Chambliss, a Division II transfer who broke out as one of the most prolific passers in the SEC with Kiffin and Weis calling the plays.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Lots of time, visits to solicitors, admin, heartache, worry - it's been a nightmare," he says.

From BBC

When he first started, he would have "nightmares" and jolt awake during the day, thinking he was late for work.

From Barron's

"I have been living in a nightmare... I feel like I'm a shell of the person that I used to be."

From BBC

“This was supposed to be the place where you have freedom to live without fear … but it’s sort of turning into that nightmare again,” Harman Singh said.

From Los Angeles Times