Example Sentences

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"It horrifies me to think that this stream is more badly polluted now than when we first came here 27 years ago", says Lyn Crowe, chairwoman of the environment group.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2024

“All those dissidents going into Lefortovo — the name horrifies you,” she said in an interview with ABC’s “Nightline” that aired early on Wednesday.

From New York Times • Jul. 12, 2023

And it leads to Erin and Michelle having a big argument: Michelle wants her brother to come home, which horrifies Erin.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2022

The idea “that we’re supposed to save the flowers and the chocolates and the poems and the songs for the One” horrifies her.

From Washington Post • Aug. 3, 2022

The thought of spending whatever remains of my life in this stone vault horrifies me.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins