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
"We want what everyone wants: work, live in a state of law and order, and to no longer live in terror, not knowing if you or your child will return home."
From BBC • Aug. 24, 2025
And it made me feel so much better, even though I was in terror.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2025
The children would scream and bolt in terror when we came out, as if we were poisonous.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
