nightmarish
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Maddie and Avery moved back from New York to help out as their mother tried to keep Little Flower going while dealing with dislocation and a nightmarish battle with her insurance company.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
For Andrés Altabás, Fribin's technology and systems director, it was a nightmarish situation.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Our critic called the presentation “an uneasy and vivid blend of daydream and nightmarish reality.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
One of its all-time best, Season 2’s “Teddy Perkins,” contained all the tension of a nightmarish horror thriller.
From Salon ● Jul. 1, 2026
They waded through burning waters and debris and lumbered ashore like nightmarish special forces.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
Vocabulary lists containing nightmarish
Rowan of Rin
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Novel Study: Their Eyes Were Watching God, Chapters 12–20
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