terrifying

Example Sentences

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In a flash of lightning, he saw a “huge tsunami-like wave crashing through large trees with a terrifying roar,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

“Sometimes I think if you don’t think too much about how terrifying it is, and you’re just thrown into it, that’s better.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

"We're caught between three mad powers, and war is terrifying," the 46-year-old dentist told AFP journalists outside Iran.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

In 2024, passengers and crew on a Singapore Airlines flight experienced a terrifying five seconds of severe turbulence.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Just then there was a terrifying roar from somewhere behind them.

From "A Monster of a Mystery (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #5)" by Franklin W. Dixon