Example Sentences

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"I am dreading it, to be honest, for a couple reasons," he told BBC Sport.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2025

Management has planned one event, however, that I am dreading.

From New York Times • May 30, 2023

The only other thing I am dreading is when the self-anointed King passes Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the scoring record.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2022

“I am dreading it,” she said Wednesday at McPherson.

From Washington Post • May 22, 2019

But I am dreading the moment he sees that photograph.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron