horrified
Example Sentences
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A witness alleged that the e-bike rider tried to flee but was detained by horrified onlookers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
In a statement issued on Monday afternoon, Manivannan said they were "horrified" that the comments had been "selectively edited in order to mislead people and misrepresent me".
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Vesuvius in AD 79, he wasn’t just horrified, he was mesmerized, even excited; amid all that death it felt like the past was alive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
“I’m a recruiter and I set a candidate up with a hiring manager and she took the Zoom interview from her bed,” said another, apparently horrified, commenter.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
As they began to talk, Abel was horrified by Hayhanen’s poor English.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
