SINCE 1828
horror show
nounDefinition 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.
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While the sixth was a horror show, the evening started on a good note for Colorado. — Kevin Henry, The Denver Post, "Jon Gray, Rockies clobbered by Padres after disastrous sixth inning," 8 Aug. 2019 Thinking back to the Loris Karius horror show in Kiev last year and comparing that to the man who now dons the number one jersey shows how much Liverpool have upgraded. — SI.com, "Alisson (Rightly) Plays Down Ballon d'Or Talk After Brilliant Debut Liverpool Season," 6 July 2019 Progressive members of Congress were furious that the bill does not adequately protect children or hold the administration accountable for the horror show at the border. — Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, "The Week in Washington: “What I Say to Him Is None of Your Business”," 30 June 2019 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. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'horror show.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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