How to Use nightmare in a Sentence

nightmare

noun

• The party was a complete nightmare.
• Mommy, I had a really scary nightmare.
• The dusty Ohtani trudged to the dugout as if marching through a nightmare.
  — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024
• The Shermans’ children say the years since the killings have been a nightmare.
  — Faith Karimi, CNN, 17 Dec. 2022
• 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
• Plus, out-of-square corners and bulging, wavy walls can be a nightmare for a novice.
  — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 22 Nov. 2022
• The whole chase scene at the end, with all the water effects, would have been a nightmare 20 years ago.
  — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Oct. 2024
• 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
• The first few minutes of a telephone call are a nightmare.
  — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2022
• That whine would be a constant throughout the day, and still haunts my nightmares.
  — Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2024
• Already, their trip to the desert had turned into a nightmare.
  — Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Dec. 2022
• And to be in this iconic closet is a nightmare come true.
  — Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 3 Nov. 2024
• 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
• 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
• Boise State, at least on paper, presents a matchup nightmare for BYU.
  — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Nov. 2022
• Now, Lewis says that dream has turned into a nightmare.
  — Dennis Pillion | [e-mail], al, 17 Jan. 2023
• But as Lydia and Paul know all too well, sometimes the home of your dreams can be a true nightmare.
  — Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 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
• Please vote them out and also donate to @everytown and let’s help end this nightmare.
  — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 30 Mar. 2023
• Now after 33 years, Salman Rushdie is left with the nightmare of death that will never leave him.
  — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 6 Feb. 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
• An urban nightmare was unfolding on a mild autumn morning in New York.
  — Ray Sanchez, CNN, 24 Nov. 2024
• Influenced by Freud, the Surrealists dove into the subconscious mind, especially dreams and nightmares.
  — Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 2 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 19 Dec 2024