horrendous
Example Sentences
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A couple who ended up paying their monthly mortgage twice, after the law firm they used to remortgage went bust, have described the stress as "horrendous".
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
Zack Polanski, the Green Party leader of England and Wales, said the attack was "horrendous".
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
Zack Polanski, leader of the Green Party, described the attack as "horrendous" and said he was "thinking of the victims, their families and everyone who will once again be shaken by this attack".
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
"It was a horrendous day, windy, horrible. He was just taking his time, hands in pockets, like it was gloriously sunny. No arm swing. The Parkinson's walk."
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
After that little bit of peacefulness with Emma: another horrendous Nye session.
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
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