How to Use horror show in a Sentence

horror show

noun
  • The trial has been a horror show.
  • On one hand, this seems like a bit of a horror show.
    — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
  • The half was a horror show all the way around for the Longhorns.
    — Peter Dawson, star-telegram, 14 Oct. 2017
  • But rehearsing for the show has been anything but a horror show.
    — Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Why is there not a class-action lawsuit against all the bad actors in this horror show?
    — WSJ, 18 Jan. 2019
  • While the sixth was a horror show, the evening started on a good note for Colorado.
    — Kevin Henry, The Denver Post, 8 Aug. 2019
  • If that's not an option, show up for as long as required, then head home and strap in for a late night horror show.
    — Josh Wigler, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2017
  • Instead, the eighth inning turned into a horror show.
    — Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • This sounds like the start of an inspiring buddy movie or a bleak dystopian horror show.
    — Aj Willingham, CNN, 9 Sep. 2020
  • Now, with streaming, TV horror shows can be just as creepy and scary as their movie brethren.
    — Simon Hill, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
  • First, though, the horror show — which, like all the best horror shows, begins with no inkling of trouble.
    — Laura Collins-Hughes, New York Times, 4 Nov. 2020
  • Skakel said in the podcast that his life was a horror show before Moxley died.
    — Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Turns out, no — those nooks and crannies are also a total and complete horror show.
    — Olivia Harrison, refinery29.com, 24 May 2021
  • But now, a trailer reveals just what the co-creator has conjured up for his next horror show.
    — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Sep. 2024
  • The grainy YouTube videos of old-time serpent handlers look like horror shows.
    — Julia Duin, WSJ, 12 July 2018
  • Others drew comparisons to a kids’ horror show.
    — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Demodogs The same faceless horror show, now in compact but lethal dog form.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025
  • Vote Curtis Sliwa and end the horror show.
    — Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Being a bystander to this sort of horror show can make a person feel powerless.
    — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Denmark, the world’s largest mink exporter, has seen arguably the worst of this species-leaping horror show.
    — Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2020
  • Even horror shows are written from a place of what scares the author the most, and most sci-fi shows are grounded in human truth.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 11 June 2026
  • In the truth, it’s been a minute since Seattle has been anything less than a horror show for the Rangers.
    — Dallas News, 26 Sep. 2022
  • The result is a horror show for US science research.
    — ArsTechnica, 29 May 2026
  • Release Date Looking back, the past four years have been a horror show for bond investors.
    — Bob Haber, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
  • The other day, after the horror show in Cleveland, Duffy watched four hours.
    — Sam Mellinger, kansascity, 14 May 2018
  • Did everyone watch the debut of the new horror show on ABC last night?
    — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 26 Jan. 2017
  • The Panthers looked so good early in the season, but Sunday was a horror show.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2021
  • By many accounts, the film plays Charlie’s weight as an absolute tragedy and a visual horror show.
    — Sara Stewart, CNN, 21 Dec. 2022
  • Another will be if what’s learned from the horror show of the Turpin home helps prevent or at least mitigate the next such tragedy.
    — Belinda Luscombe, Time, 19 Jan. 2018
  • The American healthcare system, which is a horror show, plays such a big part in the entire season.
    — Carita Rizzo, Deadline, 16 June 2026

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