Examples of horrify in a Sentence
The details of the crime horrified the nation.
They were horrified by the movie's violence.
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Just as the reports and images of atrocities committed against innocent Israelis horrifies me, the images of dead, mangled, and psychologically traumatized children haunt me as a mother and grandmother.
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Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Many outside the West were horrified by Russia’s 2022 invasion.
—Tanisha M. Fazal, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2025
The video has horrified ecologists and wildlife carers, who say the sudden separation of the wombat and her baby, known as a joey, would have triggered stress reactions in both animals.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025
The chaos horrifies George Mullen, a revered leader played by Robert De Niro, who has been summoned to soothe the public after a cataclysmic event.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 20 Feb. 2025
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Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Many outside the West were horrified by Russia’s 2022 invasion.
—Tanisha M. Fazal, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2025
The video has horrified ecologists and wildlife carers, who say the sudden separation of the wombat and her baby, known as a joey, would have triggered stress reactions in both animals.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025
The chaos horrifies George Mullen, a revered leader played by Robert De Niro, who has been summoned to soothe the public after a cataclysmic event.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Horrify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horrify. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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