horrid

Example Sentences

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That reduces China’s response time to a border flare-up and “pushes power projection in that horrid terrain,” Symon said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

“The morale at JPL is horrid right now,” the mechanical engineer said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2025

Their batting woes deepened as they were bowled out for 179 in 38.2 overs, with Joe Root's 37 the highest score amid a flurry of horrid dismissals.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2025

Well-credentialed scientists were starting to worry about the long-term effects of carbon emissions, but the public was still more attuned to the unavoidable scenes of toxic water pollution and horrid air quality.

From Slate • Dec. 30, 2024

The gasoline generator that lights up the palace makes such a horrid bellowing, day and night, that all the monkeys have fled the vicinity.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver