terrorize
verb (used with object)
to fill or overcome with terror.
was terrorizing
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past progressiveof terrorize.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“There was a guy who was terrorizing the front of Clifton’s because he decided he wanted to live in the vestibule in front, and he didn’t want us to operate there,” Meieran said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2026
The only city that the pitcher dubbed the “Monster of the Reiwa Era” was terrorizing was his own.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025
Soon enough, the famed chariot was terrorizing American suburbs, thrashing roads and smashing the carbon budget with its iconic, super-high front end, a most patriotic consumer symbol.
From Slate ● Jun. 22, 2025
In an October article about how Sam was terrorizing the building, The New York Post referred to him as “the Upper West Side’s most feared emotional support dog.”
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 31, 2024
A panther was terrorizing the Khulna district of Bangladesh, just outside the Sundarbans.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
