terrorize
verb (used with object)
to fill or overcome with terror.
have terrorized
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present perfectof terrorize.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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The dance sequence that caps off the report, giving expression to centuries of female trauma and rebellion, takes us into a realm beyond words that likely would have terrorized the anxious men of 1692 Salem.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2025
And there’s another set of circumstances that have created an environment for Jones to thrive: Defenses have had to adjust to the elite quarterbacks who have terrorized them in recent seasons.
From New York Times ● Nov. 14, 2021
In Toms River, N.J., they have terrorized an over-55 community, attacking cars and pecking kiddie pools unto deflation.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 24, 2019
In this hell-for-leather story, the military cop turned modern knight errant can't help but wade into a feud between a crooked family and the rural Midwest locals they have terrorized for decades.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 2010
For centuries--possibly for thousands of years--they have terrorized northern and central Africa.
From Across the Cameroons A Story of War and Adventure by Charles Gilson
