Example Sentences

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Spoken on a winter day in 1865, however, the words are terrifying to 10-year-old Liam.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

The MacArthur Park operation sounds like a scene from “South Park,” but it really did happen — and its implications are terrifying.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2025

I think it’s OK to admit that sharks are terrifying, despite the fact that mosquitoes and even hippos—as another infographic at the exhibit reminded—kill many more people than sharks in a given year.

From Slate • Sep. 1, 2022

As I read these findings, they seem as encouraging as they are terrifying.

From Salon • Jul. 28, 2022

The stories Madame Manec’s visitors bring into the kitchen are terrifying and difficult to believe.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr