Example Sentences

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“When you get on a plane, you know you’re that guy that everybody is dreading sitting next to.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Diane from Epsom, who has two children and other caring responsibilities, told BBC Radio Surrey she is dreading 'awful April.'

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2025

He’s found that because the employees get to determine what it means to work there, the result is an environment where no one is dreading a customer coming in.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 5, 2022

Eventually, those neighbors who have lost homes will stop by with grim news — moments she said she is dreading.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 28, 2022

Everyone here is dreading the great terror known as winter.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank