How to Use nightmare in a Sentence
nightmare
noun
- The party was a complete nightmare.
- Mommy, I had a really scary nightmare.
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Then one day, the nightmare of Auschwitz came to an end.
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Danuta Hamlin,
Fox News,
25 Jan. 2025
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The dusty Ohtani trudged to the dugout as if marching through a nightmare.
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Bill Plaschke,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Oct. 2024
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The Shermans’ children say the years since the killings have been a nightmare.
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Faith Karimi,
CNN,
17 Dec. 2022
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And the look of the film, a kind of Day-Glo nightmare, is insanely cool.
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Bill Goodykoontz,
The Arizona Republic,
1 July 2024
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In turn, such bad buzz became a PR nightmare for the movie.
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Vulture,
26 Apr. 2023
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The 2016 leaks were not just a PR nightmare for the Clinton campaign.
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Philip Elliott,
TIME,
14 Aug. 2024
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That debate, of course, was a nightmare for Biden – who pulled out of the race at the end of July.
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Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
4 Sep. 2024
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The movie plays off a perfect nightmare for many who have sailed, said Ruz.
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John Hopewell,
Variety,
20 Dec. 2023
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Plus, out-of-square corners and bulging, wavy walls can be a nightmare for a novice.
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Joseph Truini,
Popular Mechanics,
22 Nov. 2022
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The whole chase scene at the end, with all the water effects, would have been a nightmare 20 years ago.
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Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Oct. 2024
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With a large group of seniors and a new coach in 2023, Tigard could be a nightmare to match up against.
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Shane Hoffmann | ,
oregonlive,
25 Aug. 2023
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The first few minutes of a telephone call are a nightmare.
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Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
28 Oct. 2022
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The boundaries between the two countries were a nightmare from the get-go.
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David Faris,
The Week,
15 Sep. 2022
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The hours that followed were something out of a nightmare.
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Sasha Hupka,
USA TODAY,
23 Jan. 2025
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That whine would be a constant throughout the day, and still haunts my nightmares.
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Sarah D. Wire,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Jan. 2024
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Already, their trip to the desert had turned into a nightmare.
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Zach Osterman,
The Indianapolis Star,
11 Dec. 2022
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And to be in this iconic closet is a nightmare come true.
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Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
3 Nov. 2024
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In the script, at some point, there was a dream sequence where a dance turned into a nightmare.
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Mikey O'Connell,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Sep. 2024
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His father had been killed in the First World War; his mother was a nightmare.
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James Parker,
The Atlantic,
12 Feb. 2024
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If that’s the case and you’re really forced to run this nightmare back one more year, do not — do not!
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Bill Plaschke,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2023
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Still, focusing on a goal would get me through the nightmare.
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Brittney Griner,
TIME,
3 May 2024
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To the 20-year-old version of Sanchez, this might sound like a nightmare straight out of one of his own music videos.
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Nathan Grayson,
Washington Post,
9 Aug. 2022
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Boise State, at least on paper, presents a matchup nightmare for BYU.
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Kevin Reynolds,
The Salt Lake Tribune,
4 Nov. 2022
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Now, Lewis says that dream has turned into a nightmare.
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Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com,
al,
17 Jan. 2023
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But as Lydia and Paul know all too well, sometimes the home of your dreams can be a true nightmare.
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Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
27 Dec. 2024
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But as Lydia and Paul know all too well, sometimes the home of your dreams can be a true nightmare.
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Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
30 Sep. 2024
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One inch of snow (or even half of that amount) freezing quickly is a recipe for a traffic nightmare.
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Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Title nightmare On a recent morning, Wade Clark stood in front of the shell of what used to be his home in Clearwater.
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Ben Wieder,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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