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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Alas, there is very little time on this show for healing or processing, since in a real Pitt move, just as the Pitt Fest trauma comes to a close an ambulance pulls up with yet another story line to horrify us: A possible measles outbreak thanks to anti-vaxxers!
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Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
Surely that must shock and horrify all those who respect democracy and the rule of law.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
The jurisprudence was sorely lacking — Oliver Wendell Holmes would been horrified, Louis Brandeis grave rolling.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2025
The shocking crimes horrified the nation and sent shockwaves throughout Los Angeles.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
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Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
Surely that must shock and horrify all those who respect democracy and the rule of law.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
The jurisprudence was sorely lacking — Oliver Wendell Holmes would been horrified, Louis Brandeis grave rolling.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2025
The shocking crimes horrified the nation and sent shockwaves throughout Los Angeles.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Horrify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horrify. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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