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terrifying

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verb

present participle of terrify

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of terrifying
Adjective
These haunting images, so foreign to younger generations today, were once a terrifying reality. Gerald Joyce, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025 The prospect of turning three points into one, from a position of such dominance, was terrifying for Leeds supporters. Beren Cross, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025 Every significant volatility spike—the global financial crisis, the dotcom bust, the COVID-19 crash—felt terrifying at the time. John Jennings, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025 Back in August, Renner spoke about how his terrifying snowplow accident in January 2023 led to his daughter becoming a little more independent. Hannah Sacks, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for terrifying
Recent Examples of Synonyms for terrifying
Adjective
  • After the frightening threat, the man suddenly ran off in an unknown direction.
    Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Serena Joy Waterford is among the most frightening, dead-hearted women ever written for the small screen.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • So their arrival in the world of the New Avengers may be a harbinger of scary things to come.
    Eliana Dockterman, Time, 2 May 2025
  • The scary incident when DeJong got hit in the face caused a fractured nose.
    Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Adjective
  • There are formidable breakfast burritos to be devoured all over Greater Los Angeles and Orange County.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Mike has fostered a collaborative environment with a team committed to building a formidable global business – innovating and trailblazing at every level.
    Billboard Staff, Billboard, 28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Big, wonderful, funny, horrible, strange, sad, great life.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 May 2025
  • One of our group hunted it on a rainy afternoon — traditionally a horrible time to bag a bird — and killed a 3-year-old tom. —A.M. Don’t Become Overly Reliant on Your Cameras Cameras aren’t magic.
    Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 1 May 2025
Adjective
  • United have fallen massively and it’s been a terrible watch all season, bar a couple of highs.
    Andy Mitten, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Public interest in the film intensified after a stroke of terrible happenstance.
    Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • While the prospect of facing Augusta National’s treacherous greens under major championship conditions would be overwhelmingly intimidating for most amateur golfers, McDermott is a unique case, to say the least.
    Erik Matuszewski, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
  • Rory McIlroy commented on the missing trees on ten, apparently making the tee shot less intimidating — and that there is a little more room on the par-four third right side given the missing overhanging trees.
    Ashley J. DiMella Fox News, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025

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“Terrifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terrifying. Accessed 5 May. 2025.

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