Examples of terrify in a Sentence

The thought of dying alone terrifies her. the prospect of speaking in front of a huge crowd of people absolutely terrifies me

Recent Examples on the Web There aren’t too many things that terrify Maya Rudolph. — Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 June 2022 Regardless of precautions and incident plans, cyberattacks terrify c-suites. — Noah Barsky, Forbes, 1 June 2022 The Gay Agenda which, to terrify all of my loyal conservative fans, always has been and always will be about making as many people gay as possible. — Tom Rasmussen, Vogue, 1 June 2022 Based on the series of books that used to terrify you as a child, this movie follows a group of kids who have to investigate a bunch of local legends — before the legends wind up getting the better of them. — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 17 May 2022 One suspect, age 25, is facing charges of possessing a destructive device near a church and on public streets, possessing material with intent to make explosives, exploding a device with intent to terrify, felony evading and child endangerment. — Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2022 Arnold is not trying to shock or terrify the viewer (this is not a sensationalist PETA video) but simply offers an invitation to bear witness to what the industrialization of food production means for animals. — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2022 Martin McDonagh writes plays that gleefully terrify. — Liz Appel, Vogue, 20 Apr. 2022 These numbers should terrify Democrats who are on the ballot this fall, barring a rapid turnaround in inflation, which most economists believe is unlikely. — Chris Cillizza, CNN, 31 Mar. 2022 See More

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