horrible

Example Sentences

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Daily Practice Cleanser and Eye Cream “After a horrible stye last fall, I’ve been obsessed with keeping my eyes clean.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

"Make sure we don't disgrace ourselves. Chelsea have got individual players who earn more than our whole squad put together. But if we can make it horrible for them... who knows."

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

"We just want to leave and go home. I won't be coming to sea again after what I've seen now. This first trip has been really horrible."

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

It’s that these battles over leadership and this weird Julius Caesar–style triumvirate of interim leadership may be trickling down in ways that lets horrible people get away with incredibly light sentences.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

They were horrible boys, from a horrible family, and they had no wish to change.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood