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How to use the word horrid in a Sentence?

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I don’t even want to think about that. That’s a mind-boggling, horrid thought. Shame on all of us if it gets to that. – Randy Levine	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
We're the federal government. We're not supposed to stand on street corners doing testing, you should say,' Congratulations, great job,' instead of being so horrid in the way you ask a question. – President Trump	Found on CNN 4 years ago
What pandemics, natural disasters, economic disasters do is uncover the everyday lived experience of these structural inequities that communities live with all the time, then they get so horrid that they come to light and people are just clutching their pearls like,' Oh my goodness !'. – Said Peek	Found on CNN 4 years ago
The peaceable part of mankind will be continually overrun by the vile and abandoned while they neglect the means of self-defense. The supposed quietude of a good man allures the ruffian; while on the other hand, arms, like laws discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe and preserve order in the world as well as property. The balance of power is the scale of peace. The same balance would be preserved were all the world destitute of arms, for all would be alike; but since some will not, others dare not lay them aside... Horrid mischief would ensue were (the good) deprived of the use of them ... the weak will become a prey to the strong. – Thomas Paine	added by Normando 4 years ago
It’s bad for my health, it’s horrid for the environment and it’s also really ugly, it’s like a garbage accordion. – Tal Winter	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
There was this absolute fear about what was befalling seemingly healthy gay men, who would suddenly take ill for no apparent reason and die in appalling circumstances, your head is messed up, you have this killer virus coursing through your veins, you feel like a pariah... HIV was considered a gay plague that we (gay men) had brought upon ourselves - it was horrid. – Jonathan Blake	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Your head is messed up, you have this killer virus coursing through your veins, you feel like a pariah... HIV was considered a gay plague that we (gay men) had brought upon ourselves - it was horrid. – Jonathan Blake	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Money's a horrid thing to follow, but a charming thing to meet. – Henry James	added by anonymous 10 years ago
How sweet and soothing is this hour of calm I thank thee, night for thou has chased away these horrid bodements which, amidst the throng, I could not dissipate and with the blessing of thy benign and quiet influence now will I to my couch, although to rest is almost wronging such a night as this. – Lord Byron	added by anonymous 14 years ago

I don’t even want to think about that. That’s a mind-boggling, horrid thought. Shame on all of us if it gets to that.

– Randy Levine

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We're the federal government. We're not supposed to stand on street corners doing testing, you should say,' Congratulations, great job,' instead of being so horrid in the way you ask a question.

– President Trump

Found on CNN
4 years ago

What pandemics, natural disasters, economic disasters do is uncover the everyday lived experience of these structural inequities that communities live with all the time, then they get so horrid that they come to light and people are just clutching their pearls like,' Oh my goodness !'.

– Said Peek

Found on CNN
4 years ago

The peaceable part of mankind will be continually overrun by the vile and abandoned while they neglect the means of self-defense. The supposed quietude of a good man allures the ruffian; while on the other hand, arms, like laws discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe and preserve order in the world as well as property. The balance of power is the scale of peace. The same balance would be preserved were all the world destitute of arms, for all would be alike; but since some will not, others dare not lay them aside... Horrid mischief would ensue were (the good) deprived of the use of them ... the weak will become a prey to the strong.

– Thomas Paine

added by Normando
4 years ago

It’s bad for my health, it’s horrid for the environment and it’s also really ugly, it’s like a garbage accordion.

– Tal Winter

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

There was this absolute fear about what was befalling seemingly healthy gay men, who would suddenly take ill for no apparent reason and die in appalling circumstances, your head is messed up, you have this killer virus coursing through your veins, you feel like a pariah... HIV was considered a gay plague that we (gay men) had brought upon ourselves - it was horrid.

– Jonathan Blake

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Your head is messed up, you have this killer virus coursing through your veins, you feel like a pariah... HIV was considered a gay plague that we (gay men) had brought upon ourselves - it was horrid.

– Jonathan Blake

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Money's a horrid thing to follow, but a charming thing to meet.

– Henry James

added by anonymous
10 years ago

How sweet and soothing is this hour of calm I thank thee, night for thou has chased away these horrid bodements which, amidst the throng, I could not dissipate and with the blessing of thy benign and quiet influence now will I to my couch, although to rest is almost wronging such a night as this.

– Lord Byron

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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