How to Use nightmare in a Sentence

nightmare

noun
  • The party was a complete nightmare.
  • Mommy, I had a really scary nightmare.
  • Please vote them out and also donate to @everytown and let’s help end this nightmare.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 30 Mar. 2023
  • In the script, at some point, there was a dream sequence where a dance turned into a nightmare.
    Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2024
  • But investors are not ruling out such a nightmare scenario.
    Matt Egan, CNN, 31 Mar. 2023
  • And a nightmare on a national stage, for all the college football world to see.
    Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 14 Sep. 2024
  • Within that water swam several massive apex predators that are the stuff of nightmares.
    Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Making the object round was an engineering nightmare, but the symbolism was too vital to ignore.
    Leo Schwartz, Fortune Crypto, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Congress must get our spending in check and grow our economy so Arizona can reverse course on this inflationary nightmare.
    Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Other issues, however, may turn your employees’ dream into an employer nightmare.
    Lynne Curry | Alaska Workplace, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Mar. 2023
  • These startups are often plagued by access to talent issues, go-to-market nightmares, and other growing pains that leave behind many angry customers and unmet promises.
    Tom Sagi, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
  • And the look of the film, a kind of Day-Glo nightmare, is insanely cool.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 1 July 2024
  • In turn, such bad buzz became a PR nightmare for the movie.
    Vulture, 26 Apr. 2023
  • The 2016 leaks were not just a PR nightmare for the Clinton campaign.
    Philip Elliott, TIME, 14 Aug. 2024
  • That debate, of course, was a nightmare for Biden – who pulled out of the race at the end of July.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2024
  • The movie plays off a perfect nightmare for many who have sailed, said Ruz.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 20 Dec. 2023
  • With a large group of seniors and a new coach in 2023, Tigard could be a nightmare to match up against.
    Shane Hoffmann | , oregonlive, 25 Aug. 2023
  • That whine would be a constant throughout the day, and still haunts my nightmares.
    Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2024
  • His father had been killed in the First World War; his mother was a nightmare.
    James Parker, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2024
  • If that’s the case and you’re really forced to run this nightmare back one more year, do not — do not!
    Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2023
  • Still, focusing on a goal would get me through the nightmare.
    Brittney Griner, TIME, 3 May 2024
  • What follows is a road trip through the worst nightmare of what the country could become.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2024
  • In the face of this nightmare scenario, the pressure on politicians to get a debt deal done has been intense.
    Will Daniel, Fortune, 17 May 2023
  • Hopping in the bath for a scrub can be fun for little ones—or a nightmare for caregivers.
    Christin Perry, Parents, 29 Mar. 2024
  • The nightmare and details of what happened to her are bone chilling.
    People Staff, Peoplemag, 20 May 2024
  • The practical effects are so good that the film gave me nightmares.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 13 Aug. 2024
  • The American nightmare, on the other hand, belongs to all of us.
    Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2024
  • She is still plagued by nightmares, though not every night.
    Rebecca J. Lester, Scientific American, 16 May 2023
  • Which is going to be a nightmare for people that have to market the music.
    Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2023
  • The good, good news though is that in a week or so, this will all hopefully be but a distant nightmare.
    oregonlive, 22 Apr. 2023

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