nightmarish
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AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile are having a nightmarish end to the week, but it could be a chance to buy their beaten-down shares.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
At around age 19 or 20, he began having regular night terrors and daily flashbacks to “horrific, nightmarish things.”
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
Fifth last season was reasonable, but it must have felt nightmarish to Hibs fans as Hearts roared on and threatened to win the league.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Fully integrated this time, they made the Act 2 name-day party exponentially more nightmarish for poor Tatyana, crowding the room along with the dancers sporting animal heads.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
I felt myself spin around with horror and it was as though I had turned some nightmarish somersault.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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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