How to Use terrifying in a Sentence

terrifying

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• The thought of dying alone was terrifying.
• The crash would be the start of some of the most terrifying days of the surviving friends' lives.
  — Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2023
• But even more painful and terrifying is the denial of self.
  — Jourdain Searles, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Jan. 2024
• Lopez and Duhamel navigate the terrifying change of plans to save the day and rekindle their love along the way.
  — Amanda Curran, Glamour, 13 Jan. 2023
• The idea of stepping out of my comfort zone is both thrilling and terrifying.
  — Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2024
• John then turns the tables on the con artists, putting them through a series of twisted and terrifying traps.
  — Sage Anderson, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2023
• And Last Ronin is about as terrifying as a Turtles tale can get.
  — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024
• The scene when my character had to strip was terrifying to me.
  — Marta Balaga, Variety, 21 Mar. 2024
• There are also the dogs, some of which are cuter and/or more terrifying than others.
  — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 21 Nov. 2023
• Julie Miller recounts the bizarre, terrifying day and the even more bizarre friendship that followed.
  — Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 14 Aug. 2023
• That this happened to one of the world’s most powerful women is terrifying; where does that leave the rest of us?
  — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2024
• The world can feel out of control sometimes and terrifying.
  — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2023
• This Godzilla is, for the first time in a long while, genuinely terrifying.
  — Lucas Trevor, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2023
• This is the season of Peak Lamar: a 26-year-old who has matured as a passer yet has maintained his terrifying run threat.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Jan. 2024
• That must have been terrifying for her and for your family.
  — Isabella Cueto, STAT, 10 Oct. 2023
• When the world is off its axis and terrifying things are happening around us, horror movies can feel like a balm.
  — Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2023
• Shot in the style of a 1970s art-horror film, these boarding-school scenes paint a terrifying picture of childhood torment.
  — Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 30 Aug. 2023
• As video of the shooting was shown, many in the courtroom broke down crying at the terrifying images of the gunman going down the hall, firing at students.
  — Gina Kaufman, Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2024
• Korine has sowed the seeds for an epic boss battle between Bo and this terrifying creature, which seems more beast than man.
  — Peter Debruge, Variety, 2 Sep. 2023
• As the windswept fire invaded a historic town in Maui this week, a familiar and terrifying chain of events was set in motion.
  — Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2023
• Simply put, the Italians have lost their shine and, despite the continental glory of 2021, are no longer a terrifying force on the world stage.
  — David Ferrini, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
• The album’s cover shows a rather terrifying dog drawn with crayon (by Drake’s son, Adonis, no less).
  — Herb Scribner, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
• And that's the terrifying thing, the absolutist idea and the foundation of any dictatorship.
  — Gerrad Hall, EW.com, 12 Mar. 2024
• This is also known as pushing it too hard, a terrifying result for a voice actor.
  — Alessandra Codinha, Vogue, 13 Mar. 2024
• But Covid is still around; a new round of election anxiety has begun; terrifying wars rage on.
  — Megan Greenwell, WIRED, 26 Feb. 2024
• Night of the Living Dummy – Things get weird and terrifying when a girl gets her hands on a ventriloquist's dummy.
  — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2023
• Some even dressed as the most terrifying costume of all: the Ticketmaster debacle when fans tried to buy tickets to Swift's tour.
  — Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2023
• The first few days of high school are admittedly terrifying.
  — Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2023
• Donaldson says his experience working on the film was both thrilling and terrifying at the same time.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 31 Jan. 2023
• Voice actor More exciting yet terrifying news on the AI front.
  — Nick Rockel, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024