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Horrifies meaning

third-person singular simple present indicative of horrify

Using Horrifies

  • The main meaning on this page is: third-person singular simple present indicative of horrify

Context around Horrifies

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 16.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

protestations 1× battle 1×

Often after:

people 1× amelia 1×

Sentence patterns with Horrifies

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

is that horrifies people changes 1× of battle horrifies amelia and 1× s protestations horrifies 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

r f opie 1× the camera cuts 1× the noise of 1×

Common sentence endings:

changes over time 1× mrs o dowd 1× s protestations horrifies 1×

Words around Horrifies

Just before it in the word index:

horrified 387 horrifically 31 horrific 881 horridus 4 horrid 59 horribly 204

Just after it in the word index:

horrify 5 horrifying 363 horrifyingly 13 horrigan 10 horrocks 16 horror 3.325

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Horrifies

  • In this selection, "horrifies" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 16.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, protestations, battle, people and amelia stand out and add context to how "horrifies" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include is that horrifies people changes and of battle horrifies amelia and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "horrifies" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with horrifies

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

Short example sentences

R. F. Opie, Guillotine (2003) What it is that horrifies people changes over time. (14 words)

The camera cuts are quick and disorienting, and the overlaid audio track of Marah's protestations horrifies. (17 words)

The noise of battle horrifies Amelia, and she is comforted by the brisk but kind Mrs. O'Dowd. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

The noise of battle horrifies Amelia, and she is comforted by the brisk but kind Mrs. O'Dowd. (18 words)

The camera cuts are quick and disorienting, and the overlaid audio track of Marah's protestations horrifies. (17 words)

R. F. Opie, Guillotine (2003) What it is that horrifies people changes over time. (14 words)

Example sentences (3)

The camera cuts are quick and disorienting, and the overlaid audio track of Marah's protestations horrifies.

R. F. Opie, Guillotine (2003) What it is that horrifies people changes over time.

The noise of battle horrifies Amelia, and she is comforted by the brisk but kind Mrs. O'Dowd.

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How do you use "horrifies" in a sentence?
An example: "The camera cuts are quick and disorienting, and the overlaid audio track of Marah's protestations horrifies." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "horrifies" from authentic English texts.
What does "horrifies" mean?
Horrifies means: third-person singular simple present indicative of horrify
How many example sentences with "horrifies" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "horrifies", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.