horrible
Example Sentences
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“I was in beginner band, sixth grade, playing for a crowd of legendary grandparents. I sounded horrible. They gave me pity claps.”
From Literature
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They were too cowardly to set foot inside the forest, but their horrible song echoed through his head all year long.
From Literature
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"The cramps around my womb and my belly were just horrible. Even the back pain, it's just hard standing up straight, let alone sprinting or running," she said.
From BBC
"There were people from the cities who said it was horrible and those in the countryside who were basically saying it's country life if you don't like it, don't come," Lucas says.
From BBC
"We just want to leave and go home. I won't be coming to sea again after what I've seen now. This first trip has been really horrible."
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.