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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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The rodents had taken over the encampment and were terrorizing the other residents.
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Jose A. Del Real, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
The same criminals terrorizing local communities are also running rampant in its cinemas, with nefarious acts in all shapes and sizes forming a common throughline across the Durban selection.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 17 July 2024
That kept him in the dark to some of its most sinister plot points, which of course involved Danny being terrorized by his alcoholic father (Jack Nicholson).
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 12 July 2024
But then this would take away from the fun of terrorizing their neighbors.
—Fred Medinger, Baltimore Sun, 6 July 2024
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Jose A. Del Real, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
The same criminals terrorizing local communities are also running rampant in its cinemas, with nefarious acts in all shapes and sizes forming a common throughline across the Durban selection.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 17 July 2024
That kept him in the dark to some of its most sinister plot points, which of course involved Danny being terrorized by his alcoholic father (Jack Nicholson).
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 12 July 2024
But then this would take away from the fun of terrorizing their neighbors.
—Fred Medinger, Baltimore Sun, 6 July 2024
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“Terrorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terrorize. Accessed 12 Sep. 2024.
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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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