Laura contava sull'appoggio dei suoi amici, invece constatò con orrore che tutti si erano alleati contro di lei

Laura hoped that her friends would back her up, but she saw, to her horror, that they were teaming up against her

Con orrore, si rese conto che i freni della macchina non funzionavano

Much to his horror, he suddenly realized that his car's brakes weren't working