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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If denim ad copy is aimed at reflecting America back to itself, some were certainly horrified by their reflection.
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Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 30 July 2025
The murders horrified the nation, resulting in numerous documentaries attempting to unspool the strange and unsettling tragedy.
—EW.com, 12 July 2025
Israel’s brutal military assault on Gaza has horrified the world for more than 21 months now, but this latest phase of the genocide—extermination through mass starvation—is a grim new nadir.
—Dan Sheehan, Literary Hub, 24 July 2025
The crime horrified the city, which hadn’t seen a homicide in about five years, and prompted a massive search for the perpetrator.
—Rebecca Boone, Chicago Tribune, 23 July 2025
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Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 30 July 2025
The murders horrified the nation, resulting in numerous documentaries attempting to unspool the strange and unsettling tragedy.
—EW.com, 12 July 2025
Israel’s brutal military assault on Gaza has horrified the world for more than 21 months now, but this latest phase of the genocide—extermination through mass starvation—is a grim new nadir.
—Dan Sheehan, Literary Hub, 24 July 2025
The crime horrified the city, which hadn’t seen a homicide in about five years, and prompted a massive search for the perpetrator.
—Rebecca Boone, Chicago Tribune, 23 July 2025
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“Horrify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horrify. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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