horrific
Example Sentences
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Ruth says the encounters took an horrific toll.
From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026
The six-month delay was vehemently opposed by most plaintiff attorneys, who say their clients have suffered horrific abuse and are in desperate need of cash.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026
The families of Stephen Oglivie and Henry Nowak have been resolute in demanding that these horrific attacks not be leveraged for inciting disorder—or for terrorizing the U.K.’s many immigrants.
From Slate • Jun. 15, 2026
"It's absolutely horrific, a real unique form of cruelty to hold something like this over somebody's head," she said.
From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026
One issue outlined horrific prophecies, graphically illustrated, of what Armstrong predicted would be World War III, when the United States and Great Britain would be destroyed by a United States of Europe.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Vocabulary lists containing horrific
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Chapter 9: Civil War and Reconstruction, Lessons 1–2
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