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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Cynthia Addai-Robinson returns as agent Marybeth Medina, horrified by the ways the brothers extract their info.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 26 Apr. 2025
Abby’s friends are nervous, even disgusted at this point, horrified at her capacity for violence.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Had my own middle graders come in from the other room, they would have been alternately horrified, scandalized, and bored.
—Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
Economic growth contracted by 0.3%, according to the topline figure, which horrified investors.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 May 2025
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 26 Apr. 2025
Abby’s friends are nervous, even disgusted at this point, horrified at her capacity for violence.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Had my own middle graders come in from the other room, they would have been alternately horrified, scandalized, and bored.
—Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
Economic growth contracted by 0.3%, according to the topline figure, which horrified investors.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for horrify
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“Horrify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horrify. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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