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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Plus, Aiden Hutchinson is back and ready to terrorize NFC North quarterbacks again.
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Jim Reineking, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Federal intervention fuels debate Despite the general drop in crime this year in Chicago, many residents still feel terrorized.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
Linda Cardellini, Raymond Cruz and Patricia Velasquez star in the film, where a haunted spirit, the La Llorona (Marisol Ramirez), with a tragic past terrorizes a family in 1970s Los Angeles.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
In his plea agreement, Lee admitted his role in leading the Wicked Town gang, which terrorized portions of the city’s Austin neighborhood for years.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
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Jim Reineking, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Federal intervention fuels debate Despite the general drop in crime this year in Chicago, many residents still feel terrorized.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
Linda Cardellini, Raymond Cruz and Patricia Velasquez star in the film, where a haunted spirit, the La Llorona (Marisol Ramirez), with a tragic past terrorizes a family in 1970s Los Angeles.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
In his plea agreement, Lee admitted his role in leading the Wicked Town gang, which terrorized portions of the city’s Austin neighborhood for years.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Terrorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terrorize. Accessed 8 Sep. 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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