terrify

Example Sentences

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Mary McCarthy has been driving for almost 20 years, but has only driven on the motorway about ten times in her life because they terrify her.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025

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

From MarketWatch • Oct. 30, 2025

That should terrify every American, because once one group loses equal protection under the law, others will follow.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2025

The sum effect is to silence and terrify and isolate people who need to be able to ask for help in the midst of a crisis.

From Slate • Jun. 7, 2024

“I think it’s dumb to terrify those little birds like that. Now don’t bother me, I’m reading.”

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols