Examples of terrorize in a Sentence
As a child she terrorized her younger siblings.
She was terrorized by nightmares.
Employees were terrorized into accepting abysmal working conditions.
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Godzilla has terrorized the Land of the Rising Sun for decades.
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Michael Taube, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Our fish farm worked beautifully right up until the NewCoral molted, growing fins and fangs and one rocky fin, terrorizing the coastline and hunting the NewFish almost to NewExtinction.
—Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
The Dolphins' offensive line has struggled with depth in recent years, and losing a starter in Week 1 could have ramifications on the push that the line can get, allowing Achane and Gordon to find holes and terrorize defenses.
—Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Deadline visited the set in July 2024 as the cast and crew braved blasting sun and temperatures in excess of 100 degrees Fahrenheit in northern Jordan, shooting the scenes in which British forces terrorized villages suspected of being involved in militant activities.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
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Michael Taube, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Our fish farm worked beautifully right up until the NewCoral molted, growing fins and fangs and one rocky fin, terrorizing the coastline and hunting the NewFish almost to NewExtinction.
—Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
The Dolphins' offensive line has struggled with depth in recent years, and losing a starter in Week 1 could have ramifications on the push that the line can get, allowing Achane and Gordon to find holes and terrorize defenses.
—Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Deadline visited the set in July 2024 as the cast and crew braved blasting sun and temperatures in excess of 100 degrees Fahrenheit in northern Jordan, shooting the scenes in which British forces terrorized villages suspected of being involved in militant activities.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Terrorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terrorize. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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terrorize
verb
ter·ror·ize
ˈter-ər-ˌīz 
terrorized; terrorizing
1
: to fill with terror
2
: to force by threat or violence
Legal Definition
terrorize
transitive verb
ter·ror·ize
ˈter-ər-ˌīz
terrorized; terrorizing
: to inflict terror upon
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