horrify
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"It is possible to watch and enjoy it purely for the astonishing footage - but it will horrify you too."
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2023
But just as his irreverent novels dismay some adults, the tadpoles produce comics — all acted out hilariously onstage — that horrify their adoptive father.
From New York Times ● Aug. 3, 2023
That detail didn't horrify some nearly as much as his and Chapel's usage of a serum not yet seen before in "Star Trek."
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2023
The results, shown over five different screens as the AI refines its work, may impress, amuse or horrify.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 30, 2023
Was just the sight of the guards enough to horrify everyone?
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
"It horrifies me. It should anger us all," Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly said.
From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2026
“All those dissidents going into Lefortovo — the name horrifies you,” she said in an interview with ABC’s “Nightline” that aired early on Wednesday.
From New York Times ● Jul. 12, 2023
Each new one horrifies, and yet fits into a depressingly familiar pattern.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 27, 2022
And it leads to Erin and Michelle having a big argument: Michelle wants her brother to come home, which horrifies Erin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2022
The thought of spending whatever remains of my life in this stone vault horrifies me.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
Vesuvius in AD 79, he wasn’t just horrified, he was mesmerized, even excited; amid all that death it felt like the past was alive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
“I’m a recruiter and I set a candidate up with a hiring manager and she took the Zoom interview from her bed,” said another, apparently horrified, commenter.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said he was "truly horrified" by Widdecombe's death, adding: "We must do more to defend our democracy."
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
The adults, hearing our incessant laughter, came into the room, instantly became horrified and confiscated the game.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
I watched, horrified, as she tore it into quarters, then eighths.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
Yes, the scene is intimate, but the nature of the show requires it to also be horrifying and comedic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
The first time Lowri Denman knew something was wrong was when she made the horrifying discovery of a metre-long tapeworm after going to the toilet.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
Al Otro Lado is another truly horrifying decision with, again, Sam Alito writing for the six.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
At the time, Hilton shared the devastating news on Instagram, revealing that she had been watching live news coverage when she saw the horrifying flames consume her own house.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
The next thing Didu says, though, is horrifying to both of us.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
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