had been dreading
- past perfect progressive of dread.
Example Sentences
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With her horse trainer husband Christian away working in Cheltenham, she and Betsy were ushered into a room where they received the news Charlotte had been dreading.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2024
She said she had a “feeling of relief” when the public learned of what went on because it was “something I had been dreading for the last several months.”
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 11, 2023
A phone call from Det Chf Insp Smith confirmed the news Shela had been dreading.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2023
Passengers with bookings on June 1 had been dreading a repeat of the chaos on April 1 and again on May 1.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2022
They didn’t realize that this was the eruption everyone had been dreading.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
