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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The dog's sorrowful face captured attention online, as internet users were horrified at what happened to such an old pup.
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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
In 2020, the world was horrified by images of refugee children separated from their families and caged at the southern border.
—Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
Americans were horrified when Tufts University doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk was approached by a group of unidentified, armed, masked immigration officers and taken into custody in March.
—Edwin C. Yohnka, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2025
The attack, the latest in a wave of antisemitic violence that has stretched from coast to coast, has further horrified the Jewish community.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
In 2020, the world was horrified by images of refugee children separated from their families and caged at the southern border.
—Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
Americans were horrified when Tufts University doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk was approached by a group of unidentified, armed, masked immigration officers and taken into custody in March.
—Edwin C. Yohnka, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2025
The attack, the latest in a wave of antisemitic violence that has stretched from coast to coast, has further horrified the Jewish community.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
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“Horrify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horrify. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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