How do you use Horrifying in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like atrocious or frightful, plus the exact meaning.
Horrifying meaning
present participle and gerund of horrify
Using Horrifying
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of horrify
- Useful related words include: atrocious, frightful, horrible, ugly.
- In the example corpus, horrifying often appears in combinations such as: the horrifying, and horrifying, is horrifying.
Context around Horrifying
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 7 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Horrifying
- In this selection, "horrifying" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 20.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, planet, sidewalk, truly, natural, carjacking and photos stand out and add context to how "horrifying" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as horrifying as it and 20 after horrifying photos revealed. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "horrifying" sits close to words such as activation, approximate and bashir, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with horrifying
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A third said, “Horrifying. (4 words)
Conference has been bewildering and horrifying in equal measure. (9 words)
And, he says, the violence often included “truly horrifying sadism”. (10 words)
A fitness fanatic needed some of his previously 'healthy' lung hacked off at the age of just 20 after horrifying photos revealed it riddled with black spots - which he blames on his 'morning to night' vaping habit. (37 words)
But the Delta disaster hasn't been then only on a flight, as DailyMail.com takes a look through some of the most horrifying flights that had more excrement than excitement. (31 words)
Caelid is the one area in that most players dread, either through the memes, or the fact that it's visually horrifying with its red sky and dead ground. (29 words)
Example sentences (20)
Across the planet, horrifying “natural” (though under the circumstances, they should be considered distinctly unnatural) fire, flood, and heat records were set this summer.
A dad who was dragged for around 100 metres onto a busy dual carriageway during a horrifying carjacking has said he is lucky to be alive.
A fitness fanatic needed some of his previously 'healthy' lung hacked off at the age of just 20 after horrifying photos revealed it riddled with black spots - which he blames on his 'morning to night' vaping habit.
A Hamilton man is facing three provincial charges after videos showed him hitting and dragging his dog down a sidewalk, horrifying witnesses in late June.
A horrifying crash has left a pregnant mother fighting for her life in hospital and three young children critically injured.
Americans should learn about the horrifying gynecological experiments James Marion Sims, the “father of modern gynecology,” conducted on black female slaves, without anesthesia.
And, he says, the violence often included “truly horrifying sadism”.
As horrifying as it sounds, players are in for a chance to win big.
As horrifying as it sounds, police say it’s not true.
As their faded Hollywood mansion descends into terror, the boundaries separating sibling affection and lethal intent blur, unveiling the horrifying extremes of jealousy and bitterness.
As they wander a brutal fantasy landscape, they meet old friends, hunt horrifying beasts, and find themselves in increasingly dangerous situations.
A third said, “Horrifying.
Biden and the Democrats are unleashing a horrifying scheme to seize control of your bank accounts.
Bokinni also talks to investigators and reporters who covered the horrifying case.
But in the process, they've highlighted just how horrifying a universal force like Starfleet could be if re-imagined in a far harsher light.
But the cases of rape, torture, and forced marriages committed against minors are even more horrifying and infuriating).
But the Delta disaster hasn't been then only on a flight, as DailyMail.com takes a look through some of the most horrifying flights that had more excrement than excitement.
Caelid is the one area in that most players dread, either through the memes, or the fact that it's visually horrifying with its red sky and dead ground.
Conference has been bewildering and horrifying in equal measure.
Democratic U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster called the shooting “horrifying” in a statement and asked the public to avoid the area of the hospital while police investigated the incident.
Common combinations with horrifying
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the horrifying 44×
- and horrifying 13×
- is horrifying 10×
- horrifying and 9×
- horrifying moment 9×
- horrifying to 8×
- this horrifying 7×
- as horrifying 5×
- most horrifying 5×
- horrifying incident 5×