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Meanings of dreaded name in English

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Usage of dreaded name in English
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Shall I utter the dreaded name and see what it conjures?'
Empire in black and gold
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At that dreaded name the crowd quickly opened, and Marcellus passed through it.
The Martyr of the Catacombs / A Tale of Ancient Rome
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At this dreaded name the poor wretch fell on his face.
Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1
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It would certainly explain why the dreaded name of Savoy had not been mentioned.
The lady elizabeth
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The mention of that dreaded name set him trembling again.
The Mystery of the Four Fingers
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There is triumph in the sarcastic repetition of the dreaded name in such a connection.
Expositions of Holy Scripture / Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Rut...
7
And then the mother took up the strain, and anon was spoken the dreaded name of Madelon.
Charlotte's Inheritance
8
Catharine took the list, and there, to her surprise and indignation, she saw the dreaded name of
History of King Charles the Second of England
9
She could not utter the dreaded name.
Hypatia — or New Foes with an Old Face
10
Did you not utter that dreaded name?
Love and Intrigue: A Tragedy
11
A little shiver of surprise and alarm ran round the room at the sound of that dreaded name.
If I Were King
12
Leaves rustled faintly outside the window at my back: I construed their sibilant whispers into the dreaded name-Fu-Manchu-Fu-Manchu-Fu-Manchu!
The Return of Dr. Fu-Manchu
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These banks are as deadly as many rocks which have earned for themselves a dreaded name in maritime story.
The Vultures
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The dreaded name filled his hearers with consternation, and they became eager to escape from so perilous a vicinity.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 17: 1570-72
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Waiting to herald the Empire's brutal reign with a burst of annihilation worthy of its dreaded name: Death Star.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
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He at once came to the sitting posture on hearing the dreaded name of "bobby," and rubbed his eyes.
Personal Reminiscences in Book Making, and Some Short Stories
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