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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

Mrs. Dormer-Smith made this stranger a bow of such freezing politeness as ought to have petrified her on the spot; and, turning to May, inquired with raised eyebrows, "Who is your friend, May?"

From That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 3 by Trollope, Frances Eleanor

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 Hell, Xavier Hommaire de

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