Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for horribles
Noun
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What could be worse than these twin terrors?—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
8 Feb. 2026 -
Almost every one of Arsenal’s title-winning seasons in living memory has had a moment where the terrors set in.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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But the fun, the frights, and the sense of being among fellow enthusiasts fluent in Slasher 101 and in on the jokes has been bled out of this.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
27 Feb. 2026
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There are no giant frights or dynamic action sequences, and the slow pacing makes the film feel at times punishingly long.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Derry Girls, which followed teens in McGee’s native Derry in the years preceding 1998’s Good Friday Agreement, was a raucous, joke-dense show that juxtaposed mundane adolescent rites of passage with the daily horrors of life in Northern Ireland during the Troubles.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
27 Feb. 2026
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The Scream 7 opening in theaters this weekend is now the story of a new Ghostface targeting Sidney's daughter Tatum (May), who's the same age Sidney was when the horrors began in 1996's Scream.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Protein bars have come a long way from the chalky monstrosities that lined shelves not long ago.—
David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
23 Feb. 2026
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The hulking remains of ARC monstrosities sit amongst the ruins of our world, now peaceful and overgrown with nature.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
10 Dec. 2025
Noun
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This also marks the first time players can become ghouls themselves in the mainline story.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
26 Feb. 2026
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Now working as a stocker, Ash accidentally unleashes undead ghouls after reading from the Necronomicon, forcing him to take up his chainsaw yet again to save humanity from the Deadites.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Lack of evidence plagues investigation Investigators have combed Guthrie's home and the surrounding areas, but little physical evidence has been recovered.—
Helen Rummel,
AZCentral.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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The Bible states that as a result, God unleashed 10 plagues against Egypt and its people.—
Seth Jacobson,
wickedlocal.com,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Just don’t expect monsters to respawn.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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And the singles were little monsters, catching hold and not letting go.—
Jen Vafidis,
Pitchfork,
1 Mar. 2026
Noun
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His bronc riders look more like pietàs in mud; his barrel racers scream like banshees on horseback.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Horribles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horribles. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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