dreads
Example Sentences
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Tamang dreads what the future may bring, especially if these hydropower projects are shut down.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
But he still dreads the possibility the product of his 25-hectare vineyard in the village of Correns could be declared undrinkable, and that he'd be unable to sell some 90,000 bottles.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
Merry, Faye’s editor, dreads breaking the news about Faye’s latest manuscript: “How do you tell her that her 15th book . . . is unsalvageable?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
Ferrara admits she could also just drive to the Nevada city, but she dreads the prospect of a four-hour-plus ride.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 8, 2025
A conscious woman, in stonewash with her dreads pulled back, is giving him the side-eye and laughing.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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