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 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

Meningitis is a horrific disease that can take people from the peak of life and health to critically ill within hours, but it is still rare.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

And then, this horrific, mysterious smog shows up.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

I gulp at the thought of the consequences, because even to me, that would be horrific, disastrous.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett