terrify

Example Sentences

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He told Salon that equating drug traffickers with terrorist is meant to “stigmatize and terrify people.”

From Salon • Mar. 12, 2026

It seems to me that the math behind the analysis was designed to terrify, not inform.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 30, 2025

This one was how can we only use dialogue to provoke, terrify and generate suspense.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2024

Ahead of a rare new showing on the BBC, here’s a look at how the drama still has the potential to terrify people.

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2024

Until Mrs. Cameron did that tilt-down-her-glasses-and-glare-over-them thing she did to terrify everybody into total silence.

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein