horror story
noun
: an account of an unsettling or unfortunate occurrence
heard horror stories about recent layoffs
also
: something unsettling or unfortunate
his childhood was a horror story
Examples of horror story in a Sentence
We've all heard horror stories about airlines losing people's luggage.
Her childhood was a horror story.
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Here’s the horror story of its real-life counterpart.
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New Atlas, 12 Apr. 2025
Some titles are now out of print, but these classic horror stories are a great foray into the world of ghosts, ghouls, and things that go bump in the night.
—Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 10 Apr. 2025
Countless horror stories exist of squandered inheritances, bitter legal battles, and feuds that last generations over a single ceramic rooster that Grandma apparently promised to multiple grandchildren.
—Ashley Case, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Earlier this month the plot of a real-life horror story played out on a cliff edge, 105 miles inland from the ice shelf.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2025
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New Atlas, 12 Apr. 2025
Some titles are now out of print, but these classic horror stories are a great foray into the world of ghosts, ghouls, and things that go bump in the night.
—Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 10 Apr. 2025
Countless horror stories exist of squandered inheritances, bitter legal battles, and feuds that last generations over a single ceramic rooster that Grandma apparently promised to multiple grandchildren.
—Ashley Case, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Earlier this month the plot of a real-life horror story played out on a cliff edge, 105 miles inland from the ice shelf.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for horror story
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“Horror story.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horror%20story. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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