terrified
Example Sentences
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Mohammed, a 33-year-old charity worker who fled from Mocha to Aden, told AFP on Tuesday that "people there are terrified".
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
"I was terrified I was going to lose my sight over a bit of excess skin," she says.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Don’t miss: I’m terrified my sons will give their inheritance to my ex-husband.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
AI’s creators go from speaking in euphemism to telling us how terrified they are.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
This was the woman whose dark spirits and demons terrified people everywhere at just their mention, the woman who controlled armies of dragons purely by the strength of her own magic.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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