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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To their credit, the Young Republicans organization issued a strong denouncement of the comments, although I was horrified by reading the online responses to it.
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Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
When a rigid, devoutly Christian cop (Edward Woodward) arrives in search of a missing girl, he's horrified by the island's embrace of pagan rituals.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
The visage, created by Universal Studio’s then-lead makeup artist Jack Pierce for the 1931 film, was horrifying enough that its influence endured for almost 100 years.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
The hunter was horrified, knowing that growling a challenge was exactly the wrong thing to do.
—Marguerite Reiss, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2025
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Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
When a rigid, devoutly Christian cop (Edward Woodward) arrives in search of a missing girl, he's horrified by the island's embrace of pagan rituals.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
The visage, created by Universal Studio’s then-lead makeup artist Jack Pierce for the 1931 film, was horrifying enough that its influence endured for almost 100 years.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
The hunter was horrified, knowing that growling a challenge was exactly the wrong thing to do.
—Marguerite Reiss, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 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 25 Oct. 2025.
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