Example Sentences
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She dreads the day a doctor may offer her the option: an indication that the state is resigned to give up on people like her.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025
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
The constant radio chatter — which includes the unlikely announcing voice of legendary documentarian Frederick Wiseman — doesn’t give the era away, nor do the younger characters’ hairstyles, since mullets and dreads endure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2025
Amanda Hope dreads to think how much she has spent on her collection of Jellycat soft toys but reckons it's more than £3,000.
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2025
Far more than the amount of work he faces, he dreads the month of separation they will have to endure at winter break.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
