Example Sentences

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And yet, on travel websites across the internet, writers provide jet-setters with terrifically specific guidance: what time of day to head out, what kind of shoes to wear, and where to score a deal.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2026

Everything moved terrifically until a tornado swept through.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 21, 2025

The exchange continued apace with Ruffin ultimately saying that she was glad she had been stopped from making her speech at the dinner, because “Ooh baby, I would have been so terrifically mean.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2025

Her performance in the comedy-drama was described as "terrifically good" and "magnificent" by critics.

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2024

He’s so familiar, so terrifically familiar, it’s almost like they should just go plop down in front of the TV and watch a show.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti