How to Use horrendous in a Sentence

horrendous

adjective
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  • And perhaps that’s why he's done such a horrendous job with the pandemic—and now the vaccine rollout.
    — Molly Jong-Fast, Vogue, 2 Jan. 2021
  • Yes, these people committed horrendous acts that curdle the soul.
    — Star Tribune, 10 Dec. 2020
  • The guys discuss why the Colts are never on prime time and the horrendous Thanksgiving Day football slate.
    — Jim Ayello, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Nov. 2020
  • New York provides a horrendous cautionary tale of how a deluge of deaths can overwhelm systems for handling human remains.
    — Carolyn Said, SFChronicle.com, 11 Jan. 2021
  • For years, the Quakes’ modest offseason moves have left fans shrugging their shoulders, and results have usually ranged from horrendous to mediocre.
    — Nick Eilerson, SFChronicle.com, 12 Dec. 2020
  • The Stanley Cup Finals were horrendous and had terrible ratings.
    — John Sturbin, Dallas News, 23 Oct. 2020
  • However horrendous and perilous the struggles, there were men and women who accepted their responsibilities and more than met them.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Jan. 2021
  • The airline industry had awful years in the past, but none were as devastatingly horrendous as 2020.
    — Cnn Business Staff, CNN, 30 Dec. 2020
  • The Marlins, which made the playoffs last season, got off to a horrendous start this year, and holds the third-worst record in Major League Baseball.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 30 June 2024
  • When disaster struck, help was far away, communication options were limited, and conditions were horrendous.
    — Cathleen O’Grady, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Nov. 2020
  • Some of it has had to do with a horrendous run of rotten injury luck, but on defense in particular the Cowboys have routinely lacked not only a clear plan but also an apparent clue.
    — Mike Finger, ExpressNews.com, 22 Oct. 2020
  • During the past century, great advances in human rights and social progress occurred in the immediate aftermath of horrendous death and tremendous social unrest.
    — Phillip Morris, National Geographic, 13 Oct. 2020
  • All of it came wrapped in a singular message, delivered with a Trumpian roar: America had too long been exploited by horrendous deals forged by his predecessors.
    — Paul Wiseman, Star Tribune, 27 Oct. 2020
  • The Bears’ defense is horrendous, and the Eagles could move the ball at will.
    — Tanner McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 18 Dec. 2022
  • Fame can be so horrendous, but there are parts of it that rock.
    — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Deeply disturbed by the tragic fires and the horrendous loss of life around the Wellington PMB area.
    — Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com, 6 Nov. 2021
  • New York has won two straight and three of four after a horrendous start.
    — Tom Withers, ajc, 24 Apr. 2021
  • So what happened in a horrendous half to open the 49ers’ NFC title hunt?
    — Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2024
  • The initial look at the Cavs’ new starting group was horrendous.
    — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 21 Oct. 2022
  • Though Jordan Love played in the same conditions and, horrendous throw to end the game aside, didn’t seem to have the same issues.
    — USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2024
  • The idea of getting carted off for ten years is horrendous.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Under any circumstances that is a horrendous tragedy, but the video shows that there’s more to this.
    — al, 21 Apr. 2021
  • The Spartans had just one turnover after the horrendous start, which turned into 12 points for the Cornhuskers.
    — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 6 Jan. 2022
  • The good news is that the Panthers are at least putting themselves in position to no longer be horrendous.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The pain and struggle with mental health is horrendous.
    — Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 9 May 2022
  • All her family and friends are gone, in the most horrendous fashion, some killed by her hand.
    — Rachel Handler, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2021
  • Iron Mountain came from the U.P. three years ago and lost the state title on a couple of horrendous calls by the officials.
    — Mick McCabe, Detroit Free Press, 24 Mar. 2022
  • In a later sketch, Grohl goofed around with Fallon to sing old jingles in dodgy clothes and horrendous wigs.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 25 May 2021
  • Morgan Loew: These were real kids that had these horrendous things done to them.
    — Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 1 Sep. 2021
  • Colt has a romance with Jody Moreno (Blunt), a camerawoman, and seems to be breezing through life until a horrendous accident.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 1 May 2024

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