horrify
verb (used with object)
had horrified
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past perfectof horrify.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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But the C.I.A. wanted him to discuss Al Qaeda’s future plans, not the attacks that had horrified America a year and a half earlier, Dr. James E. Mitchell, the psychologist, said.
From New York Times ● Feb. 29, 2024
The 19th Century Manchester factories that had horrified Engels could employ more than 1,000 people, often including women and children.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2019
The howls that had horrified us all were his.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2018
Mr. Eotvos said the concept of a Bartok-Tchaikovsky double bill had horrified him when he first heard of it.
From New York Times ● Apr. 24, 2015
Muthu’s tale had horrified me, but I wasn’t sure he was right about Celina Aunty.
From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman
