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 animosity between the two reached a new level after the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, during which pro-Trump rioters stormed the complex and among the widespread destruction broke into Pelosi’s leadership suite and terrorized her staff.
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Cnn.com, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
The sibling filmmaking duo spent most of the 2010s making a colossal two-part movie adaptation of King’s 1,138-page horror opus about a shapeshifting clown who terrorizes the small town of Derry, Maine.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2025
The plot revolves around the original gang fighting new monsters and unraveling a paranormal mystery terrorizing their town.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025
Just brazenly taking up community resources to terrorize this very same community.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
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Cnn.com, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
The sibling filmmaking duo spent most of the 2010s making a colossal two-part movie adaptation of King’s 1,138-page horror opus about a shapeshifting clown who terrorizes the small town of Derry, Maine.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2025
The plot revolves around the original gang fighting new monsters and unraveling a paranormal mystery terrorizing their town.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025
Just brazenly taking up community resources to terrorize this very same community.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Terrorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terrorize. Accessed 16 Nov. 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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