horrors

Example Sentences

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But because it involved cauterizing lesions, I was put under general anesthesia to spare me the horrors of experiencing it.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

The true horrors of what happened that day can now be reported following the sentencing of staff worker Kimberley Cookson, 23, business owner Deborah Latewood, 55, and the nursery at Wolverhampton Crown Court on Friday.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

In its own way, that’s even more chilling and resonant than the horrors of “The Handmaid’s Tale.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

I say this as someone who never had to deal with modern dating horrors, but has close friends who do, if they haven’t surrendered to heterofatalism entirely.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

Pinmei tried to picture Lady Meng, refined and graceful, among the horrors of the Vast Wall and found herself shuddering.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin