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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The story follows former police officer Thakur Baldev Singh, who enlists two small-time rogues — the charismatic Veeru and introspective Jai — to capture the notorious dacoit Gabbar Singh, who terrorizes the village of Ramgarh.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 June 2025
The cowardly Dodgers remain silent as ICE raids terrorize their fans, columnist Dylan Hernández argued.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2025
And there is the 21st-century warfare of surveillance and explosives-laden drones terrorizing the civilian population on the cheap.
—Howard Lafranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 20 June 2025
The novel, written by Peter Benchley, revolved around a small resort town terrorized by a Great White shark and the efforts of three men to kill it.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 19 June 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 June 2025
The cowardly Dodgers remain silent as ICE raids terrorize their fans, columnist Dylan Hernández argued.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2025
And there is the 21st-century warfare of surveillance and explosives-laden drones terrorizing the civilian population on the cheap.
—Howard Lafranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 20 June 2025
The novel, written by Peter Benchley, revolved around a small resort town terrorized by a Great White shark and the efforts of three men to kill it.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 19 June 2025
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“Terrorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terrorize. Accessed 3 Jul. 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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