How to Use nightmare in a Sentence

nightmare

noun

• The party was a complete nightmare.
• Mommy, I had a really scary nightmare.
• In turn, such bad buzz became a PR nightmare for the movie.
  — Vulture, 26 Apr. 2023
• 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
• 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 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
• Beaver fans have already had enough nightmares of late.
  — Ndaschel, oregonlive, 18 Aug. 2023
• The crimson Clathrus archeri mushroom might give you nightmares.
  — Raisa Bruner, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2023
• The war stories teachers swap about nightmare parents are the stuff of legend.
  — Sarah Chaves, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2023
• Sample-Rusk said one of her grandsons has nightmares and sleeps with her.
  — Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2024
• Zuckerberg sold us on a social-media dream that turned out to be a nightmare.
  — Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2024
• There are periods of calm, but sometimes this nightmare goes on all day and night.
  — Freep.com, 4 June 2023
• But the revival of the 1864 law in Arizona amounts to something of a nightmare scenario for Republicans in the state.
  — Chris Cameron, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
• Question: That was a real nightmare of a blizzard, wasn't it?
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2023
• What happened inside that school was truly a nightmare come to life, but ...
  — Gina Kaufman, Detroit Free Press, 7 Mar. 2024
• Lorna starts off a little hard to take, but her reaction to the dead woman on the floor is a nightmare — for the viewer.
  — Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 22 Jan. 2024
• There's a paradox in that — the paradox of the American dream itself, of, when does that dream become a nightmare?
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 24 May 2023
• If the controlling factor is mere profit, look for the nightmare.
  — WSJ, 27 Nov. 2023
• The state’s transportation agency wants to put AI to use to help make our commutes less of a soul-wrenching nightmare.
  — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2024
• This is, after all, his own nightmare, though in his dream the culprit is always leprosy.
  — Joan Frank, Washington Post, 3 May 2023
• That’s a great model for Purdy and a possible nightmare for the Niners.
  — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024