horrify
verb (used with object)
have horrified
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present perfectof horrify.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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My marriage just passed the 55-year mark, which would have horrified my younger self, who couldn’t imagine being this old.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2022
He said some of the stories posted on the Everyone's Invited website, which may have "horrified" many people, would feel familiar to most teachers.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2021
Mr. Giuliani’s rambling, at times inaccurate and bizarre defenses of the president have horrified longtime associates and White House aides alike.
From New York Times ● Aug. 27, 2020
“Funny how it charms you, that Teutonic frankness,” they sing, a line that would have horrified Mieczysław Fogg.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 11, 2019
I practically spat on the floor, which would have horrified Elisabet more than the ill-considered use of twenty million dollars.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
