horrors

Example Sentences

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Like Kafka, Schulz sublimated the horrors that surrounded him into vivid allegories of the fantastic and the extraordinary.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

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

The true horrors of what happened that day can now be reported following the sentencing of staff worker Kimberley Cookson, 23, business owner Deborah Latewood, 55, and the nursery at Wolverhampton Crown Court on Friday.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Genre-bending authors are often well-suited to making sense of the daily horrors and subtle corrosions.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

“I shared a common belief that the horrors of war would bring our various leaders to their senses and usher in a period of peace and harmony,” Hall said.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin