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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His friend was horrified at what Reno came up with.
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Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
The move thrilled critics of the technology but horrified many public health and biosecurity experts.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 6 Aug. 2025
Looking into Number Twelve’s hazel eyes, her wide grin, felt like looking into a dark chasm; to pretend that this woman was a legitimate neighbor horrified her.
—Mona Awad, New Yorker, 20 July 2025
The rise of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT), as this perspective is called, horrified many traditional economists, but every year that government borrowing grew and rates stayed low, MMT seemed more and more compelling.
—Mary Childs, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
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Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
The move thrilled critics of the technology but horrified many public health and biosecurity experts.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 6 Aug. 2025
Looking into Number Twelve’s hazel eyes, her wide grin, felt like looking into a dark chasm; to pretend that this woman was a legitimate neighbor horrified her.
—Mona Awad, New Yorker, 20 July 2025
The rise of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT), as this perspective is called, horrified many traditional economists, but every year that government borrowing grew and rates stayed low, MMT seemed more and more compelling.
—Mary Childs, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
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“Horrify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horrify. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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