horrors

Example Sentences

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But because it involved cauterizing lesions, I was put under general anesthesia to spare me the horrors of experiencing it.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

In its own way, that’s even more chilling and resonant than the horrors of “The Handmaid’s Tale.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Having suppressed its military for years in an attempt to atone for the horrors it perpetrated, can Germany fulfil its newfound ambition to become Europe's preeminent military power?

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Finally the sport has let its hair down about horrors like bat flips and guess what: It’s been good for baseball.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

She was facing a brood of horrors that could snap anyone’s sanity.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan