in terror

Example Sentences

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"We lost a lot of people and our possessions. We lived a difficult and harsh life, displaced from one city to another, under bombardment and in terror."

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

Theirs is rooted in terror, anxiety and profound stress.

From Salon • Dec. 9, 2025

And it made me feel so much better, even though I was in terror.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2025

Mr Femi-Ola told the court that the couple "fled in haste, they fled in fear and they fled in terror".

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2024

‘By your leave, lord!’ said Pippin and turned and fled in terror from the deathly house.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien