Examples of terrorize in a Sentence
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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Nothing in the Constitution of the United States allows for private citizens to terrorize and kill people.
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Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
He is accused of killing the CEO of a major U.S. health insurer in order to terrorize the industry, according to prosecutors — but now details of his own personal insurance plan have become a flashpoint in the case against him.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2025
To clear the streets, the regime carried out waves of mass arrests, engaged in widespread torture, and generally terrorized the populace.
—Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Foreign Affairs, 8 Aug. 2025
King Princess finds her sound Admirable striving is one thing, but a true need to be perfect can be terrorizing.
—Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2025
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Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
He is accused of killing the CEO of a major U.S. health insurer in order to terrorize the industry, according to prosecutors — but now details of his own personal insurance plan have become a flashpoint in the case against him.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2025
To clear the streets, the regime carried out waves of mass arrests, engaged in widespread torture, and generally terrorized the populace.
—Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Foreign Affairs, 8 Aug. 2025
King Princess finds her sound Admirable striving is one thing, but a true need to be perfect can be terrorizing.
—Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2025
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 19 Aug. 2025.
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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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