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.
Recent Examples on the Web
While these horror stories are well-known to folks on Southern California’s Rehab Riviera, some legislators in Sacramento haven’t gotten the memo.
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Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, 14 Apr. 2024
Her new memoir doubles as a modern-day horror story.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2024
And now those former employees, along with a slew of former child actors, have horror stories to tell thanks to a network that failed to protect the children behind the ratings.
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
Social media has become a hub for dating advice as people have normalized confiding in internet strangers over everything from first date horror stories to the latest relationship tests.
—Angela Yang, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2024
Commenters to this TikTok jumped in to share their camp horror stories, like one parent who said people camp out overnight in her town to register for free summer camp.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 25 Mar. 2024
This season’s psychological horror story was, for the first time, based on a novel: Danielle Valentine’s Delicate Condition and written by one writer, showrunner Halley Feiffer.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2024
Dubbed the Maryland Kids Code, the legislation seeks to answer horror stories about social media addiction and emotional appeals over children’s worsening well-being.
—Katie Shepherd, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
Unlike his brother and father, Owen doesn’t write horror stories.
—Jessica Booth, Peoplemag, 3 Mar. 2024
Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, 14 Apr. 2024
Her new memoir doubles as a modern-day horror story.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2024
And now those former employees, along with a slew of former child actors, have horror stories to tell thanks to a network that failed to protect the children behind the ratings.
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
Social media has become a hub for dating advice as people have normalized confiding in internet strangers over everything from first date horror stories to the latest relationship tests.
—Angela Yang, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2024
Commenters to this TikTok jumped in to share their camp horror stories, like one parent who said people camp out overnight in her town to register for free summer camp.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 25 Mar. 2024
This season’s psychological horror story was, for the first time, based on a novel: Danielle Valentine’s Delicate Condition and written by one writer, showrunner Halley Feiffer.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2024
Dubbed the Maryland Kids Code, the legislation seeks to answer horror stories about social media addiction and emotional appeals over children’s worsening well-being.
—Katie Shepherd, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
Unlike his brother and father, Owen doesn’t write horror stories.
—Jessica Booth, Peoplemag, 3 Mar. 2024
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