nightmarish
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To them, in this moment, this Premier Sports Cup quarter-final must have felt like a surreal and nightmarish occasion - and it was only 1-0 at the time.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 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
The nightmarish run started when the war in Ukraine forced Nestlé to make adjustments, as key raw materials like fuel and wheat became more expensive.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
An eerie, enchanting score by Rock Burwell gives the proceedings a dreamy, nightmarish quality.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
A cold wind that fluttered the pages of Desdemona’s dream book, which she consulted for interpretations to increasingly nightmarish dreams.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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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