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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When a group went to smoke marijuana in the parking lot of the Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort, two of the people were kidnapped at gunpoint and terrorized with a blowtorch and pliers, a federal complaint said.
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Sofia Saric
june 11, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
Between April 1984 and August 1985, Ramirez carried out a string of brutal attacks across Southern California, murdering at least 13 people and terrorizing communities throughout the Los Angeles area, according to CBS News.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026
Federal prosecutors say the violent Kiccdoe street gang that terrorized Arlington has effectively been dismantled, with 21 members and associates now convicted and one of its most notorious gunmen sentenced to life in prison.
—Doug Myers, CBS News, 6 June 2026
That's not to say there's nothing worth redeeming in this version of the story of a criminal stalking and terrorizing the lawyer who once defended him.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 4 June 2026
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Sofia Saric
june 11, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
Between April 1984 and August 1985, Ramirez carried out a string of brutal attacks across Southern California, murdering at least 13 people and terrorizing communities throughout the Los Angeles area, according to CBS News.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026
Federal prosecutors say the violent Kiccdoe street gang that terrorized Arlington has effectively been dismantled, with 21 members and associates now convicted and one of its most notorious gunmen sentenced to life in prison.
—Doug Myers, CBS News, 6 June 2026
That's not to say there's nothing worth redeeming in this version of the story of a criminal stalking and terrorizing the lawyer who once defended him.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 4 June 2026
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 16 Jun. 2026.
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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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