horror
Example Sentences
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They do so in grief and horror, but also in awe.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
The two did a nice job portraying teenagers who go back and forth from sincere to ridiculously immature, but the best part was their horror when Jost fired back.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
So it isn’t hard to see why writer-director Daniel Goldhaber and his co-writer, Isa Mazzei, have given the gig to the protagonist of their new horror film, “Faces of Death.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Of all the predictabilities in the horror genre, one is increasingly and irritatingly disappointing: “Girl stuff” seems to just simply not count.
From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026
Below me, the fire department stood staring in horror at their dry-rotted nets that had been torn to shreds.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
Vocabulary lists containing horror
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