horror show

noun

Definition of horror show

: something difficult to deal with or watch the trial was a horror show

Examples of horror show in a Sentence

The trial has been a horror show.

Recent Examples on the Web

With Laurent Koscielny being well past it, Mustafi being an error-prone horror show at the back, and the impressive Rob Holding suffering a long term injury, the Gunners are in desperate need of a partner to play alongside Sokratis. — SI.com, "6 Positions Arsenal Must Strengthen to Get Back Into the Top 4 Next Season," 1 July 2019 But for the most part, his belligerence and incoherence was treated as a point of fact, rather than an unprecedented horror show. — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, "This debate is taking place on Earth 2.," 27 June 2019 What in its first few seconds acts almost like a comedy of manners very swiftly becomes a horror show. — Christopher Arnott, courant.com, "Review: ’Conduct of Life’ a harrowing psycho thriller at Yale Summer Cabaret," 25 June 2019 But last week the company unwittingly gave users a front-row seat to a live horror show in an intimate place of worship. — Laura Forman, WSJ, "Facebook Live Has Got to Go," 19 Mar. 2019 On one trip turned horror show, I was caught off guard yet again and had to spend a 10-hour transatlantic flight with toilet paper balled up in my underwear, afraid to get up and walk around in case my flow decided to truly burst forth. — Krystin Arneson, Glamour, "Why Does It Seem Like I Always Get My Period While Traveling?," 8 Apr. 2019 Australian law enforcement now alleges the circus school was not a venue for big top entertainment but a horror show. — Kyle Swenson, Washington Post, "Australian circus school tied to sex abuse and 'blood rituals,' police say," 12 Feb. 2018 Earnings season probably won’t be the horror show that investors fear. — Justin Lahart, WSJ, "Expect Pre-Earnings Frowns to Turn Upside Down," 2 Apr. 2019 Every winter my hands end up looking like a cracked, bleeding, dry, flaky horror show. — Molly Nover-baker, SELF, "11 Treatments That Will Soothe Super Dry Hands This Winter," 26 Dec. 2018

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