Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

There comes a time to every one, to some when young, to some when old, that too great a burden of labor, or of days, renders the thought of the last bed of earth unterrifying.

From By the Light of the Soul A Novel by Brett, Harold M.

They never descended to the ravine, because it was so unpoetic, a treeless, shallow, dull, unterrifying spot.

From Tales of the Wilderness by Pilniak, Boris