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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Set in the 1960s, the horror-drama showed the evil villain terrorizing the residents of Derry, Maine.
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Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
He was accused of terrorizing the staffer he was involved with during an incident after he was fired.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 15 Dec. 2025
In the book, the scaly Creature is among the many forms Pennywise takes when terrorizing its victims.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Dec. 2025
Welcome to Derry season 2, including whether Skarsgård will be back to terrorize more children of the picturesque Maine town.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 15 Dec. 2025
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Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
He was accused of terrorizing the staffer he was involved with during an incident after he was fired.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 15 Dec. 2025
In the book, the scaly Creature is among the many forms Pennywise takes when terrorizing its victims.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Dec. 2025
Welcome to Derry season 2, including whether Skarsgård will be back to terrorize more children of the picturesque Maine town.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 15 Dec. 2025
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“Terrorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terrorize. Accessed 19 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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