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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Further, Erikson landed in North America while Columbus never did, but Columbus did terrorize the Indigenous residents of the Caribbean and South America.
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Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 15 Oct. 2025
That type of breaking is undisciplined indulgence that is normally meant to terrorize and threaten people and is driven by people who operate from a place of smallness, ego fragility, and fear of their own powerlessness.
—Brené Brown, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
As with the films, the inspiration is Stephen King’s 1986 novel IT, about a group of kids terrorized by IT, an evil entity that transcends generations and manifests itself in the form of Pennywise.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
Show more Sinwar also allegedly instructed that the assault be recorded and broadcast immediately, depicting scenes of violence meant to inspire supporters and terrorize Israelis.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 12 Oct. 2025
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Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 15 Oct. 2025
That type of breaking is undisciplined indulgence that is normally meant to terrorize and threaten people and is driven by people who operate from a place of smallness, ego fragility, and fear of their own powerlessness.
—Brené Brown, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
As with the films, the inspiration is Stephen King’s 1986 novel IT, about a group of kids terrorized by IT, an evil entity that transcends generations and manifests itself in the form of Pennywise.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
Show more Sinwar also allegedly instructed that the assault be recorded and broadcast immediately, depicting scenes of violence meant to inspire supporters and terrorize Israelis.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 12 Oct. 2025
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“Terrorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terrorize. Accessed 19 Oct. 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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