horror show

noun

: something difficult to deal with or watch
the trial was a horror show

Examples of horror show in a Sentence

The trial has been a horror show.
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Yet vote counts indicate Democrats’ horror show may not be over: Two Republican candidates in west Mesa’s Legislative District 9 have been catching up to Democratic incumbent Rep. Seth Blattman, one of the district’s two House representatives. The Arizona Republic, 8 Nov. 2024 She’s also come up with a way to remind people who might be flying between LAX and JFK that this horror show affects them, too. Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2024 But in comparison to the psychedelic horror show that is the Chelsea home shirt, this is basically an elegant and perfectly-cut Gucci suit. Nick Miller, The Athletic, 16 Aug. 2024 But horror shows are a hard sell especially on broadcast networks like NBC (Hannibal might have taken up all the oxygen there) and the occult series never got picked up for a second season. Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for horror show 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1959, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of horror show was circa 1959

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“Horror show.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horror%20show. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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