terrified
Example Sentences
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The fear of losing my community terrified me.
From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026
Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin said he was "terrified" by what had happened.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
"I wanted the audience to be able to sympathize with him at times, and be terrified of him at times," Antosca told AFP on the Los Angeles red carpet.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
But the rest of the NBA is already terrified.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
Mutti told him and told him that Marlene would just keep on running, that she would be terrified, that no one would be able to catch her, except one of us.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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