horrific
Example Sentences
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Memories of the horrific wildfires of 2025 are not enough to overcome eco-bureaucracy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the incident "horrific" and "sickening" in a post on X.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
The move is designed to "hold extremist settlers accountable for the horrific levels of settler violence", the five countries said.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
After the IUD was placed, she remembers horrific, debilitating cramps.
From Slate • Jun. 7, 2026
I imagine, considering the horrific state of our toilet, even with Kelton’s waterless fix, Garrett has been holding it in rather than dealing with it.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
Vocabulary lists containing horrific
Commonly Misspelled Words, List 5
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Time for Kids: "Typhoon in the Philippines"
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Chapter 9: Civil War and Reconstruction, Lessons 1–2
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