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Horrendous meaning

Extremely bad; awful; terrible.

Using Horrendous

  • The main meaning on this page is: Extremely bad; awful; terrible.
  • Useful related words include: awful, terrible, horrific, frightening.
  • In the example corpus, horrendous often appears in combinations such as: the horrendous, was horrendous, horrendous and.

Context around Horrendous

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 10 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Horrendous

  • In this selection, "horrendous" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, objectors, heard, omens, event and personal stand out and add context to how "horrendous" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a horrendous event took and about the horrendous consequences of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "horrendous" sits close to words such as adventurous, alta and arranging, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with horrendous

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

And we've heard horrendous stories. (6 words)

David previously spoke about the horrendous consequences of a fall. (10 words)

A horrendous event took place in Guyana on May 21/22, Sunday night into Monday night. (16 words)

Howe will be hoping Burn's return from injury can help signal the turning of the tide when it comes to the club's horrendous injury problems, with fellow defender Sven Botman also featuring against Fulham after a couple of months on the sidelines. (44 words)

And if we're going to call them a star, how do we describe someone like Tina Turner, who has done everything to epitomise what a star should be about - with decades at the top, fighting back from horrendous personal hardship and more? (43 words)

In 2015 and then again in November of 2022, Rose beseeched Commissioner Manfred in letters to show mercy and to forgive him for his rule breaking as his conduct was wrong, but not such as deserving of the horrendous punishment given him. (42 words)

And if we're going to call them a star, how do we describe someone like Tina Turner, who has done everything to epitomise what a star should be about - with decades at the top, fighting back from horrendous personal hardship and more? (43 words)

Example sentences (20)

A children's home plan which drew almost 100 objections from residents has been approved, with one councillor saying she did not accept objectors' "horrendous omens".

A horrendous event took place in Guyana on May 21/22, Sunday night into Monday night.

And if we're going to call them a star, how do we describe someone like Tina Turner, who has done everything to epitomise what a star should be about - with decades at the top, fighting back from horrendous personal hardship and more?

And we've heard horrendous stories.

At 8.00am on Sunday 29th October, whilst walking my dog to the Sports Complex, the smell from Emerald Biogas was horrendous.

BBC Strictly Come Dancing star Shirley Ballas has opened up on the horrendous abuse she receives from sick trolls.

But he is not, not when there is this horrendous and grotesque 2016 oil contract between ExxonMobil and Guyana.

But the company is not out of the woods yet, because it still needs cash to reduce the horrendous mountain of debt.

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David previously spoke about the horrendous consequences of a fall.

Despite being faced with horrendous adversity the two-year-old continues to be a bright spark in the Rae's lives Akin said: "He is so happy, especially around Blaise.

Dog breeder Julie Newcombe, 42, subjected dogs to horrendous cruelty - depriving them of food and water - while also having the bodies of decomposing puppies at her home.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) was reportedly described by U.K. business leaders as "low-wattage" and "horrendous" in his presentation at a dinner on Friday that capped off his overseas trip.

Given the horrendous damage that has since been done to our Nation on every front, both foreign and domestic, it is clear that the leftists believe they can inflict such devastation at will, with no accountability.

Her sister Lynn Dempsey added: ‘The pain is immense when I think of how she died in such a horrendous way.

He said he was appalled by Chia’s “horrendous statements” and that Chia doesn’t speak for Singaporeans.

He said it was now time for the Wilkinson family to get this "horrendous passage of their life out of the way" and start rebuilding their lives.

He said: "On the 26th the weather was horrendous, I thought it was never going to end, and the Tuesday was even worse, I was getting smashed by waves.

He said that the Richmond Marathon he completed in September was “horrendous”, due to the 33C heat.

Howe will be hoping Burn's return from injury can help signal the turning of the tide when it comes to the club's horrendous injury problems, with fellow defender Sven Botman also featuring against Fulham after a couple of months on the sidelines.

In 2015 and then again in November of 2022, Rose beseeched Commissioner Manfred in letters to show mercy and to forgive him for his rule breaking as his conduct was wrong, but not such as deserving of the horrendous punishment given him.

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Common combinations with horrendous

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "horrendous" in a sentence?
An example: "A children's home plan which drew almost 100 objections from residents has been approved, with one councillor saying she did not accept objectors' "horrendous omens"." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "horrendous" from authentic English texts.
What does "horrendous" mean?
Horrendous means: Extremely bad; awful; terrible.
What are synonyms of "horrendous"?
Common synonyms of "horrendous" include: awful, terrible, horrific, frightening, fearsome, fearful, dreadful, dreaded. Plus 4 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "horrendous" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "horrendous", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.