worst nightmare
noun
: the thing someone fears most
Losing a child is every parent's worst nightmare.
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If that sounds like a golfer’s worst nightmare, let Tom Kim provide the commentary.
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Bob Spear, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2025
Adolescence examines, in almost excruciating detail, a parent’s worst nightmare.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
The New York Yankees’ worst nightmare has come true, though there were certainly signs that foreshadowed their most devastating injury yet this spring.
—Gary Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
Extra possessions for the Huskies are USC coach Lindsay Gottlieb’s worst nightmare.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025
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Bob Spear, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2025
Adolescence examines, in almost excruciating detail, a parent’s worst nightmare.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
The New York Yankees’ worst nightmare has come true, though there were certainly signs that foreshadowed their most devastating injury yet this spring.
—Gary Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
Extra possessions for the Huskies are USC coach Lindsay Gottlieb’s worst nightmare.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025
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