nightmares

Example Sentences

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Corvette, a promising and hard-working designer herself who aspires to Christie’s brilliance, is tormented by nightmares of rich people complaining about the generation who “can’t expect everything to be handed to them.”

From Salon • May 22, 2026

I still suffer from nightmares and post-traumatic stress disorder.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Troy Terry, who had four shots, said he’ll have nightmares about the misses.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Northern Territory Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro said the girl's death was the realisation of "our worst nightmares".

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

Even tough people had nightmares and wanted their moms to stay with them until they fell back to sleep.

From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis