petrify
verb (used with object)
to convert into stone or a stony substance.
have petrified
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present perfectof petrify.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Her career path was defined by a thought that would have petrified many new moms.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 25, 2019
The first 11 games of the postseason may have petrified Tanaka and Carrasco.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 8, 2017
His bitter sorrow seemed to have petrified all his faculties, and entirely blasted his life; he did not appear to reflect, he only felt.
From The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. I (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors by Various
So there they sat, waiting the fatal moment, with an anxiety that would have petrified them at last, but for an unexpected incident.
From Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. by Xavier Hommaire de Hell
Her voice must have faltered and the terrible lesson of the play itself must have petrified her, thought the queen, as she turned toward Irma and nodded pleasantly.
From On the Heights A Novel by Berthold Auerbach
