Example Sentences

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A day I have been dreading is now upon us: Dame Maggie Smith has died.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2024

“I have been dreading receiving phone calls,” said a Tigrayan living in Norway, who like others spoke with The Associated Press on condition of anonymity out of fear of reprisals against his relatives.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 21, 2022

This is what Sheriff has been waiting for; it is what the rest of Moldovan soccer might have been dreading.

From New York Times • Sep. 14, 2021

This week, I received a call I have been dreading for years — one that notified me of Mustafa Kassem’s death.

From Washington Post • Jan. 17, 2020

Everyone must have been dreading the onset of another harsh winter—especially now that Marina’s aviators had to work to keep the planes ready for combat every day.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein