horrify
verb (used with object)
have been horrifying
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present perfect progressiveof horrify.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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“For more than 100 years, there have been horrifying observations of terrestrial insects jumping into water right before our eyes all over the world,” he says.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 19, 2023
All these disasters have been almost as entertaining as they have been horrifying.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 7, 2022
"To wake up the next day and find out that literally the whole world is watching must have been horrifying," she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2018
If you live your life in a way that aims to treat everyone with respect, as I certainly try to do, then the last six weeks have been horrifying.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 22, 2017
To have said "Hillo!" in those days would have been horrifying.
From A Little Girl in Old Boston by Douglas, Amanda Minnie
