horrific

Example Sentences

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He added: "We see a lot and it was something that stood out as pretty horrific."

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

He says he went from being a teenager who used steroid creams to manage his eczema "every now and then", to experiencing such horrific symptoms he had to drop out of university.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

But just past that woman’s house, going in the other direction, off camera, we hear a horrific crash.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

“It takes something horrific and translates it into a visual language associated with childhood and play.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

The new government was unable to cope with its country’s needs, and failed crops resulted in a horrific famine that lasted into 1922 and killed millions.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein