terrifying

Example Sentences

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And it matters who wins: it's a technology that could prove exciting and terrifying.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

“That was terrifying,” he recalled of his arrest,”that was a terrifying four days but ya girl’s gonna be all right.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

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

Every new technology comes with terrifying headlines about potentially catastrophic job losses.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

I saw what Ishtar was, or could be again, and she was terrifying.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda