holy terror
Example Sentences
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A former Olympic hammer thrower, the Crunchem Hall headmistress is described as “a gigantic holy terror, a fierce tyrannical monster who frightened the life out of the pupils and teachers alike.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2022
Interestingly, Joshua behaves well at his half-day preschool, but at home can be a holy terror!
From Slate • Jan. 15, 2021
This evolution from a passive naïf into a holy terror who rules by the fealty of her subjects is what has earned Daenerys, according to Clarke, the audience’s loyalty.
From Time • Jun. 29, 2017
Having watched his wife undergo a nightmare delivery, this playwright invests "Birthday" with a sense of holy terror at how things might go wrong.
From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2012
Under Rowe’s handling, Knighthood was a holy terror, winning thirty races and $22,000.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
