terrify
Example Sentences
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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
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
And yes, SVB should terrify anyone paying attention.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 31, 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
What’s so odd is that even with Frida and the toxoplasmosis and this man who should terrify me for so many reasons, I feel more at home than I have anywhere for so long.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
Vocabulary lists containing terrify
"The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry
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The House of Hades
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