nightmare

Example Sentences

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“But with a nightmare I’d wake up with my pulse racing and think, ‘I’m OK, I survived.’

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

The difference in class was underlined when Putellas was replaced by three-time Ballon d'Or winner Aitana Bonmati, who set up fellow substitute Claudia Pina to seal England's nightmare evening.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Read: Could a jet-fuel shortage turn your European summer vacation into a nightmare?

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

I want the second AI to be every employee’s nightmare.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

This week that was supposed to be a fun break for my brain had just turned into my worst nightmare.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas