horrific

Example Sentences

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“All of a sudden I’m looking at really horrific images and at first you have nightmares — and at a certain point you kind of adjust,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

"He was just taking pleasure out of telling us, it was so horrific," she said.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Sometimes it gets more horrific or even darkly comic.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

"At the most vulnerable time in my entire life I was failed... it's just horrific knowing that with just basic care my daughter should be here, that's not acceptable," Alice said.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

This was the code name of Niels Bohr, whose gloom reflected his misgivings about the horrific weapon being brought forth by his own discoveries.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik