Example Sentences

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A 31-year-old housewife and mother-of-one who lives nearby said the incident had terrified the neighbourhood.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

It said the original 1980s campaign had saved lives but had terrified a generation.

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2023

As Adam Horowitz, a lawyer for seven of the victims, told the New York Times on Wednesday, the young women were indeed scared to testify—because the prosecutors themselves had terrified them.

From Slate • Jul. 11, 2019

Members of the anti-vaccine movement said the public backlash had terrified many parents.

From New York Times • Jan. 30, 2015

He had terrified me at first, but in time I had seen the way he spoke soothingly to the animals we brought him, stroking their fur until they nuzzled against his palm.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros