terrorize
Example Sentences
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Ergo Sum, the local school’s classics instructor, is terrorized by his memories of surviving World War II and convinced that he is transforming into a wolf.
For leaders whose only tactic is to terrorize, physical enfeeblement can be a devastating blow to their power.
From Salon
Demand for the worm-like creatures with dots for eyes comes largely from Asia and is filling the coffers of the criminal organizations terrorizing Haiti, experts warn.
From Barron's
In Colombia, a 2016 peace accord with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia was celebrated after the rebel group had terrorized the country for decades, with kidnappings, extortion and attacks on small towns.
It featured a young couple terrorized by a demon in their new home, and was seemingly cut together out of footage the husband filmed on a camcorder in the house.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
