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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Internet users have been left horrified by Rachel's experience when running, leading to more than 29,800 comments on TikTok so far.
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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
My husband is horrified by the blank birthday card!
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Career civil rights officials, many of whom had served under both Democratic and Republican administrations, were horrified.
—Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 27 Aug. 2025
But while their therapist is horrified by the tension and name-calling before her, going so far as to announce that the Roses are beyond repair, the two can’t help but giggle about the whole thing.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 26 Aug. 2025
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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
My husband is horrified by the blank birthday card!
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Career civil rights officials, many of whom had served under both Democratic and Republican administrations, were horrified.
—Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 27 Aug. 2025
But while their therapist is horrified by the tension and name-calling before her, going so far as to announce that the Roses are beyond repair, the two can’t help but giggle about the whole thing.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 26 Aug. 2025
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“Horrify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horrify. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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