Wondering how to use Dreaded in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as awful or terrible.
Dreaded meaning
- Causing fear, dread, or terror.
- Having or wearing dreadlocks.
Synonyms of Dreaded
Using Dreaded
- The main meaning on this page is: Causing fear, dread, or terror. | Having or wearing dreadlocks.
- Useful related words include: awful, terrible, horrific, horrendous.
- In the example corpus, dreaded often appears in combinations such as: the dreaded, that dreaded, dreaded disease.
Context around Dreaded
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 10 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dreaded
- In this selection, "dreaded" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, dispersed, relationships, iceland and word stand out and add context to how "dreaded" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and his dreaded iceland cult and are the dreaded massage stations. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dreaded" sits close to words such as addictive, braking and commodore, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dreaded
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Another possible heir to the dreaded Gallo throne. (8 words)
Another 23,000 in our state will die from this dreaded disease. (12 words)
Are you getting the dreaded Hulu and sharing your location with Hulu error? (13 words)
Although I know a colonoscopy can save a life, it is not a pleasant procedure, especially the preparation component; so, if someone ever mentions that dreaded word to me again, I’m going to give them a knuckle sandwich with a side of chips. (44 words)
And following in the footsteps of iconic children's films like Shrek and Toy Story, parents added that several new animations they'd dreaded being dragged to turned out to be poignant, even funny hidden gems. (36 words)
Agbasim was killed and his body dismembered by 2Baba and his dreaded Iceland cult group terrorising Ahoada-East, an area known as a safe haven for violent cult activities. (29 words)
Are you getting the dreaded Hulu and sharing your location with Hulu error? (13 words)
Example sentences (20)
Again, this generation sees love making as everything and people engage in indiscriminate love making, but growing up, I dreaded relationships with the opposite sex.
Agbasim was killed and his body dismembered by 2Baba and his dreaded Iceland cult group terrorising Ahoada-East, an area known as a safe haven for violent cult activities.
Although I know a colonoscopy can save a life, it is not a pleasant procedure, especially the preparation component; so, if someone ever mentions that dreaded word to me again, I’m going to give them a knuckle sandwich with a side of chips.
Among the many changes that makes to its two source materials, the movie gives the dreaded pirate captain a backstory that is very much intertwined with Pan’s.
And following in the footsteps of iconic children's films like Shrek and Toy Story, parents added that several new animations they'd dreaded being dragged to turned out to be poignant, even funny hidden gems.
And then there are the dreaded massage stations, positioned cruelly to tempt every tired runner to linger a while and get some attention for aching, cramping legs.
Another 23,000 in our state will die from this dreaded disease.
Another day, another problem but Tess’s personal battle with the dreaded cancer continues.
Another possible heir to the dreaded Gallo throne.
Approved and to be marketed under the brand Briumvi, the drug offers a differentiated solution to patients afflicted by the dreaded condition (multiple sclerosis).
Are you getting the dreaded Hulu and sharing your location with Hulu error?
As salaries continue to chase inflation this year, it might be time to have the much-dreaded talk with your boss about the state of your pay.
Attached to the mouse is a SpeedFlex cable which allows for maximum flexibility without dreaded snags.
CGI is a wonderful tool that can easily go awry, as the technology can either make or break movies by stranding its subjects deep in the dreaded Uncanny Valley.
Former governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu, has disclosed how he dispersed dreaded Boko Haram leaders, Abubakar Shekau and Abu Qaqa, out of the state.
However, the dreaded outfit insisted that it has not scrapped the ceasefire agreement with the government.
I dreaded falling in love – but I knew this would be my last.
I find that adding some decorations to our living spaces can go a long way in combatting the dreaded seasonal depression during the long and cold North Dakota winters.
It also gave Edmonton a dreaded two-goal lead, which they blew in three of their last five home-ice defeats.
It looked like it might be a record setting night on the glass for Ergle but the dreaded foul trouble hindered her the remainder of the game.
Common combinations with dreaded
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the dreaded 108×
- that dreaded 10×
- dreaded disease 9×
- most dreaded 9×
- dreaded virus 7×
- dreaded coronavirus 7×
- this dreaded 4×
- dreaded the 4×
- dreaded it 4×
- dreaded covid- 4×