horrors

Example Sentences

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Whatever the explanation, it’s clear that she wasn’t blind to the horrors of debate night.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Inevitably, the Holocaust imbalances this novel, its horrors overshadowing the complex themes and human dramas that Mr. O’Connor had taken pains to create.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

His story is a reminder of the horrors the virus can cause.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Anne Hathaway, Stanley Tucci, Emily Blunt and an icy Meryl Streep return for a sequel that’s less about fashion, more about the horrors of keeping a magazine alive.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

“There was once, there was a man,” said Pomp, delighted narrator of horrors, “there was a man so afraid for dying, he make a deal with Death himself. A true story.”

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson