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Examples of horrify in a Sentence
The details of the crime horrified the nation.
They were horrified by the movie's violence.
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The 25-year-old Priscilla actress perfectly balances Jessie’s wide-eyed naivety and tenaciousness, as the young journalist is horrified by the violence but unable to look away.
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Devan Coggan, EW.com, 12 Apr. 2024
The French were horrified and retaliated ruthlessly, shooting hundreds of Algerian men without trial.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2024
Her character Hanna enjoys a summer affair with a teenage boy (David Kross), who some years later is a law student horrified to find his brief love is now on trial for her war crimes as a Nazi guard at Auschwitz.
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—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2024
The Cesar Chavez Foundation worked to vaccinate farmworkers, Andres Chavez said, and Kennedy Jr.’s views on vaccines horrified him.
—Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
Fans didn’t have to wait long for the next big bad, as David Morrissey brought one of Kirkman and Adlard’s most iconic villains, the Governor, from paneled page menace to horrifying small-screen life.
—Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Mar. 2024
When gunshots rang out at the parade moments after the team finished speaking on stage, Mike was horrified.
—Alex Ross, Peoplemag, 2 Mar. 2024
Biden-administration officials were reportedly horrified by the disregard that Israeli leaders showed for the deaths of more than 100 Palestinians trying to reach humanitarian aid a few weeks ago.
—Andrew Exum, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2024
Even those who have closely followed the coverage of Jan. 6 may be horrified anew by the cult-like conviction behind the siege.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2024
Devan Coggan, EW.com, 12 Apr. 2024
The French were horrified and retaliated ruthlessly, shooting hundreds of Algerian men without trial.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2024
Her character Hanna enjoys a summer affair with a teenage boy (David Kross), who some years later is a law student horrified to find his brief love is now on trial for her war crimes as a Nazi guard at Auschwitz.
14.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2024
The Cesar Chavez Foundation worked to vaccinate farmworkers, Andres Chavez said, and Kennedy Jr.’s views on vaccines horrified him.
—Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
Fans didn’t have to wait long for the next big bad, as David Morrissey brought one of Kirkman and Adlard’s most iconic villains, the Governor, from paneled page menace to horrifying small-screen life.
—Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Mar. 2024
When gunshots rang out at the parade moments after the team finished speaking on stage, Mike was horrified.
—Alex Ross, Peoplemag, 2 Mar. 2024
Biden-administration officials were reportedly horrified by the disregard that Israeli leaders showed for the deaths of more than 100 Palestinians trying to reach humanitarian aid a few weeks ago.
—Andrew Exum, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2024
Even those who have closely followed the coverage of Jan. 6 may be horrified anew by the cult-like conviction behind the siege.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2024
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“Horrify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horrify. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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