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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For a survivor who has been repeatedly and continuously terrorized, the perception of being in mortal danger does not come into focus in a single, dramatic moment.
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Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
When a new string of killings terrorizes their community, the three women decide to get to work to catch the culprit.
—Jessica Moore, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
Blunt, Cillian Murphy, Millicent Simmonds, and Noah Jupe will all be returning to be further terrorized by hearing-sensitive aliens.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2026
Jack O’Connell, Lola Kirke and Peter Dreimanis — the actors who terrorized the juke joint as bloodthirsty vampires in the movie — also snaked their way onto the stage.
—Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
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Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
When a new string of killings terrorizes their community, the three women decide to get to work to catch the culprit.
—Jessica Moore, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
Blunt, Cillian Murphy, Millicent Simmonds, and Noah Jupe will all be returning to be further terrorized by hearing-sensitive aliens.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2026
Jack O’Connell, Lola Kirke and Peter Dreimanis — the actors who terrorized the juke joint as bloodthirsty vampires in the movie — also snaked their way onto the stage.
—Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
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“Terrorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terrorize. Accessed 27 Mar. 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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