horrific

Example Sentences

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“While nothing can undo the loss of Zayde, this resolution spares his loved ones from having to relive these horrific events through a lengthy and painful jury trial.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

He says he went from being a teenager who used steroid creams to manage his eczema "every now and then", to experiencing such horrific symptoms he had to drop out of university.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 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

But she was wracked with convulsion and delusion and horrific visions.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri