horror story
noun
: an account of an unsettling or unfortunate occurrence
heard horror stories about recent layoffs
also
: something unsettling or unfortunate
his childhood was a horror story
Examples of horror story in a Sentence
We've all heard horror stories about airlines losing people's luggage.
Her childhood was a horror story.
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Taking things slow is a common way to vet dating prospects to avoid horror stories in the future.
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Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 6 Oct. 2025
The comments racked up, and my inbox filled with people’s dental horror stories.
—Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
Nick Benz-Bushling never imagined that managing his son’s mental health care would turn into a real-life horror story.
—Kate Snow, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
Others swapped their own horror stories of letters and packages arriving months—or even years—after being sent.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
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Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 6 Oct. 2025
The comments racked up, and my inbox filled with people’s dental horror stories.
—Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
Nick Benz-Bushling never imagined that managing his son’s mental health care would turn into a real-life horror story.
—Kate Snow, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
Others swapped their own horror stories of letters and packages arriving months—or even years—after being sent.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for horror story
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“Horror story.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horror%20story. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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