mid-nightmare
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3VERB + MID-NIGHTMARE
awakens, woken
PREP.
in
ADV.
sometimes
Definitions
adv
During a nightmare.
His eyes were wide and scared, as if he'd woken mid-nightmare.
noun
The middle part of a nightmare, by implication the scariest part, with no end in prospect; the state of being in a nightmare.
[…] carries us into the region of mid-nightmare, […].
Many times, I have seen your name in the paper— the detective who solves the mysteries in this sleepy little city that sometimes awakens in mid-nightmare.
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4His eyes were wide and scared, as if he'd woken mid-nightmare.
Wiktionary[…] carries us into the region of mid-nightmare, […].
WiktionaryMany times, I have seen your name in the paper— the detective who solves the mysteries in this sleepy little city that sometimes awakens in mid-nightmare.
WiktionaryBeth awoke Monday morning in mid-nightmare.
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