horrors
Example Sentences
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Hawks’s characters simply accepted such horrors as routine in the hardboiled “Only Angels Have Wings,” which showcased Hawks and Cary Grant at their best.
Roth paints a dreary portrait of how that scenario could have played out, but the horrors are resolved by something of a deus ex machina rather than by any one character’s bold, heroic actions.
From Los Angeles Times
After a year at the centre receiving ongoing treatment, Edouard recounted the horrors of his experience with a shy smile and a lively, excitable gaze.
From Barron's
Ignorant to its horrors the way my grandfather decidedly was not, we’ve made it part of our holiday decor.
From Salon
The Jews of my Chicago were a few generations—often none at all—from the horrors of Europe.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
