horrifying

Example Sentences

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In the Dutch case, Brand said he was approached by a man who had recently uncovered two horrifying secrets: he was a descendant of Seyffardt, and his family had displayed the looted art for years.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Returning home, he was diagnosed with OCD, and quit writing for a month – a decision he calls "horrifying".

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

It would be, of course, impossible, if possibly amusing, to tell a “Stranger Things” tale set in this time with the original actors, and horrifying, if not immoral, to tell it with AI clones.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

“I’m keeping Cerina and Justin Fairfax’s children in my prayers as we all process this shocking and horrifying news,” he said in a post on social media.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026

But they’d hardly been in Taman for a month before they suffered another horrifying loss.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein