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As a child she terrorized her younger siblings.
She was terrorized by nightmares.
Employees were terrorized into accepting abysmal working conditions.
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An elderly man was forced to hang up his unusual weapon after a decade of allegedly terrorizing his neighborhood with a slingshot.
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Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 26 May 2024
Military-grade weapons do not belong in the hands of criminals who terrorize our communities.
—Baltimore Sun Media, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2024
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Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 26 May 2024
Military-grade weapons do not belong in the hands of criminals who terrorize our communities.
—Baltimore Sun Media, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for terrorize
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“Terrorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terrorize. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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terrorize
verb
ter·ror·ize
ˈter-ər-ˌīz 
terrorized; terrorizing
1
: to fill with terror
2
: to force by threat or violence
Legal Definition
terrorize
transitive verb
ter·ror·ize
ˈter-ər-ˌīz
terrorized; terrorizing
: to inflict terror upon
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