How to Use annus horribilis in a Sentence

annus horribilis

noun
  • The most annus horribilis of years in decades is nearly over.
    — Helen Branswell, STAT, 29 Dec. 2020
  • The arms’ length of Latin led to a resurgence of annus horribilis.
    — Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2021
  • This year was not only an annus horribilis for stock markets, but also for the lords of the tech world.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2022
  • Modi is having the kind of year for which the Latin phrase annus horribilis was invented.
    — Vasuki Shastry, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2021
  • Last year was our annus horribilis, and our expectations for this year are bound to be impossible.
    — New York Times, 8 Feb. 2021
  • The Queen’s old label of annus horribilis for her own most troubled time hardly seems adequate.
    — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 31 Dec. 2020
  • By then, the people will have had time to digest the bizarre events of the annus horribilis — and with their votes make the necessary compensations.
    — Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, 31 Dec. 2020
  • The annus horribilis that was 2020 was marked by more than just a terrible bug, and the direct chaos that ensued.
    — Paul Earle, Forbes, 14 Apr. 2021
  • In the annus horribilis that is 2020, millions of Americans are again out of work.
    — Matt Simon, Wired, 8 Oct. 2020
  • Last year truly was an annus horribilis for New Jersey Transit.
    — Patrick McGeehan, New York Times, 8 July 2019
  • Their testimony has not only helped sustain me during this annus horribilis.
    — George Weigel, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2018
  • Many showed up at the polls wearing masks, the coronavirus accessory that has come to symbolize this annus horribilis.
    — Dan Barry, New York Times, 4 Nov. 2020
  • In California, nearly as many acres have burned so far this year as burned in the entire annus horribilis of 2018.
    — Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2021
  • Despite its annus horribilis in 2017, the company has continued to grow its customer base, and the value of its stock has gone up.
    — Alexis Papazoglou, The New Republic, 22 July 2019
  • For Netflix, 2022 was in some ways what Queen Elizabeth might have called an annus horribilis.
    — Vulture, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Meanwhile, Elon Musk is ending his annus horribilis with major blows to his wealth, reputation and business performance.
    — Diane Brady, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2022
  • The Queen made her annus horribilis speech on November 24, just four days after the Windsor Castle fire.
    — Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, 13 Nov. 2022
  • Another poor set of quarterly results Thursday capped the company’s annus horribilis.
    — Jacky Wong, WSJ, 21 Mar. 2019
  • The terrible moments, most notably her infamous annus horribilis, are times of personal, familial calamity.
    — Vulture, 8 Sep. 2022
  • Restaurants, from fast food to fine dining, have invested millions in digital ordering, pickup and delivery to make lunch quick and frictionless, and are praying that after this last annus horribilis those investments prove sound.
    — Jane Black, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2021
  • Five days later after Kofi Annan's gave his annus horribilis news conference in 2004, the Indian Ocean tsunami hit.
    — Richard Chin, Star Tribune, 27 Nov. 2020
  • As post-pandemic America continues to open up, many of us will face the prospect of ditching all those loose-fitting tops, shorts, sweats, yoga pants, chanclas and other comfy clothing that helped get us through the annus horribilis that was 2020.
    — Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News, 11 June 2021

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