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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Tensions are already high between the two groups, with Constance’s men terrorizing Fiona’s cattle while the town sheriff looks the other way.
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Alison Herman, Variety, 4 Dec. 2025
The story behind Pulgasari is more monstrous than the actual creature, a giant metal-eating monster that terrorizes feudal Korea and represents the evils of capitalism, sort of.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
The man who viciously murdered his wife, terrorized his own children and lied to everyone, was seeking sympathy from his side of the family.
—Betsy Shuller, CBS News, 30 Nov. 2025
Lafferty’s probe pinned the rash of killings that terrorized the Bay Area in the ‘70s on a particular person.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 26 Nov. 2025
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Alison Herman, Variety, 4 Dec. 2025
The story behind Pulgasari is more monstrous than the actual creature, a giant metal-eating monster that terrorizes feudal Korea and represents the evils of capitalism, sort of.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
The man who viciously murdered his wife, terrorized his own children and lied to everyone, was seeking sympathy from his side of the family.
—Betsy Shuller, CBS News, 30 Nov. 2025
Lafferty’s probe pinned the rash of killings that terrorized the Bay Area in the ‘70s on a particular person.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 26 Nov. 2025
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“Terrorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terrorize. Accessed 7 Dec. 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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