terrify

Day 1 alone might terrify an L.A. commuter: From the Pacific to Pasadena by surface streets, including miles on Santa Monica and Colorado boulevards.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026

The backrooms seem to exist in part to terrify entrants into redirecting their energies toward better life choices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

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

From Salon ● Mar. 12, 2026

"Either to terrify the residents and force them to move," he said, "or to put pressure on the Lebanese army to confront people."

From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2025

She was so small, he thought about trying to carry her instead, but decided that would not only terrify her, it would probably make him seem like the world’s biggest tool.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby

“You’re walking into a very, very conflictual relationship with the U.S.—and that terrifies me. But I’m not sure if there’s any way around it. Aren’t we actually already there?”

From Slate ● Feb. 13, 2026

“As both a gun owner and an American citizen, this terrifies me.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026

So if I see a really big bridge, like the bridge in Long Beach, going over that terrifies me.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2025

Eastwood said that "incel culture" terrifies and disturbs her.

From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2025

The thought of being in this place, alone and clueless as to where they should go, in complete darkness, terrifies him.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner

In particular, many people across disrupted industries are terrified of being perceived as an unemployable liability.

From Slate ● Nov. 11, 2026

He looks terrified on the sideline of every game, calling atrocious plays, and thinking the only way to win is for Matt Stafford to pass for 700-plus yards.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

He had told his mother the prospect of crossing the front line terrified him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

"Our hearts are with the terrified children and the families anxiously waiting to hear that their loved ones are safe," GIFFORDS, a gun safety organization, said on X.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

If I wasn’t sure before, that terrified look on his face confirms it.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

Myles Garrett makes a scary defensive front terrifying.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026

He takes part in other dramatic performances and is used to performing in front of an audience - but improvising is "totally new" to him and "slightly terrifying".

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026

Most of the cuts haven't even taken effect yet, noted April Holman, who heads the Alliance for a Healthy Kansas, as she warned of the terrifying financial and human consequences to come.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

Irving’s winking descriptions of Ichabod are translated into exuberant physical comedy; in the film’s final terrifying chase sequence, the Horseman wields an impressive flaming jack-o-lantern.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

And, over the next seventy-two hours, a series of moves and countermoves, mistakes and misunderstandings, would bring the most terrifying moments yet.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin