terrorize
Example Sentences
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They initially told him they were deporting him to his home country, which he thinks was done "to terrorize us."
From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026
“These are characters who are outsiders, who are made to feel alone, who It tries to divide and terrorize into being divided,” he said.
From Salon • Oct. 26, 2025
“This is part of the effort to terrorize those who were not born in the United States and instill fear in immigrant communities and mixed-status families,” Mukherjee said.
From Slate • Jul. 4, 2025
The wife cooks comically inedible food; the daughters terrorize Jakob.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2025
Doc told us that boo-hags would remove their skin when they went out to terrorize people.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
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