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

"That is horrible," she said, stunned by the prices visible on the Liberty gas station's LED board.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

"The play-offs will bring back horrible memories," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 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

So I close my eyes and picture Jonah leaving the mailbox in the treehouse to be rid of it forever, reading the horrible thing he read on that list, running with Cassie instead of me.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison