nightmares
Example Sentences
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Having not once allowed himself to cry in prison, he now wept regularly and was having nightmares of still being behind bars.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
She said she had nightmares every night and didn’t think she’d feel safe in Berkeley again.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Instrumental convergence is the stuff on which nightmares are built, although I remain skeptical simply because of the overwhelming imperative of governments to protect their own prerogatives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
He told BBC London he "still has nightmares" about the night of the fire.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
She hadn’t had any nightmares like everyone else, but she found it hard to fall asleep in the bed all by herself.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
