A group of dreads walked down the avenue, their laughter and songs filling the air.

I'm dreading the meeting tomorrow, but I know I have to go.

The dreadfulness of the abandoned house kept us from exploring further.

Despite their eerie reputation, she collected all the dreadfuls she found in the antique shop—ancient horror novels, cracked talismans, and other cursed trinkets.

A strange dreadness settled over the village the night the lights went out.

The explorers recounted the dreadfulnesses they had witnessed in the abandoned village, each tale more chilling than the last.

During the code review, she sighed and muttered that the dreaded diamond had struck again.

The explorers finally found the long-lost chest full of dreaded diamonds, but retrieving them risked awakening the ancient curse.

Victorian children eagerly collected penny dreadfuls, trading each lurid issue for the thrill of a cliffhanger.

At the flea market, she bought a faded penny dreadful about a serial killer for a few coins, fascinated by its sensational illustrations and melodramatic prose.