horrors

Example Sentences

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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

The perils of a nuclear disaster seem relatively abstract compared to the very tangible horrors of an earthquake and tsunami.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

"I saw horrors," he told AFP by phone.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

"It was inconceivable that this man who shared my life could have committed these horrors," says Ms Pelicot.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

The vomit that yellow fever patients spewed forth, as well as the blood and offensive odors, were particular horrors to most people, even those medically trained.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy