Example Sentences

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What doesn’t change with the times is that “It” is synonymous with its star antagonist, Pennywise, the sinister clown that terrorizes Derry.

From Salon • Oct. 26, 2025

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson led the effort to add signatories from all 50 states and four U.S. terrorizes to the letter.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 5, 2023

Oh yeah, Cakey is actually an evil cake that terrorizes the universe.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2022

Cox’s Pat, like Jack Nicholson’s Jack Torrance, terrorizes her family, but in strictly emotional rather than physical ways.

From New York Times • Mar. 4, 2022

The bear sinks its teeth into the fish's flesh because it must; it never terrorizes a deer for a night of fun, just because it can.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely