How to Use night terror in a Sentence

night terror

noun

• And the remedies for the new night terror seem to vary as broadly as its sources.
  — New York Times, 30 Oct. 2020
• The doctors did not support adding night terrors to the list of conditions.
  — Amanda Blanco, courant.com, 27 Sep. 2019
• Tom, a growing girl, complains of hunger, and Will suffers from night terrors.
  — J.r. Jones, Chicago Reader, 11 July 2018
• But no amount of drink can dispel the night terrors of sharp teeth; no woman can erase his childhood sweetheart from his mind.
  — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 29 Sep. 2023
• The 60-year-old, who declined to give her name, planned to sleep in her granddaughter’s bedroom that night to comfort her should any night terrors arise.
  — Alice Yin, chicagotribune.com, 10 Aug. 2019
• This is a typical night terror (or sleep terror) episode.
  — Cassie Shortsleeve, SELF, 5 June 2019
• Anyone who takes small children to this movie is setting them up for winged-monkey levels of night terrors.
  — Brittany Shammas, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2019
• Grab your crucifix and watch out for night terrors: Evil is returning.
  — Devan Coggan, EW.com, 11 May 2023
• Also, aside from some flailing, night terror sufferers tend to stay put.
  — Carina Woudenberg, Discover Magazine, 8 Sep. 2020
• This is an especially bad idea given that Sawyer is already prone to night terrors.
  — Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 30 May 2023
• As the drugs and adrenaline wore off, doctors said, there were night terrors, anxiety attacks, tantrums.
  — Shira Rubin, Washington Post, 15 Jan. 2024
• What hasn’t changed is the Michigan duo’s commitment to a constant flow of clammy, serpentine night terrors.
  — Spin Staff, SPIN, 5 June 2023
• Unlike nightmares, people with night terrors remain asleep and rarely remember their dreams the next day.
  — Mara Betsch, Health, 10 June 2023
• Jones said that the children struggle with night terrors, and Boston’s grandmother had to undergo bypass surgery because the murder placed such a strain on her.
  — Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 25 July 2019
• For instance, one skit masqueraded as an infomercial for a night terror neck brace.
  — Diane Bell Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Nov. 2020
• Others know to interrupt their owners during a night terror.
  — Jason Haag, WSJ, 26 Jan. 2020
• There’s an earlier scene in the movie where Margaret’s having a night terror or vision, and this voice comes in and starts parroting her and mimicking her or speaking alongside her.
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Apr. 2024
• Mentally, mom says Quincy is doing OK, despite some night terrors.
  — Angela Helm, The Root, 13 Sep. 2017
• In an effort to bring night terror sufferers together, Ulven started a support group on Facebook in 2014.
  — Carina Woudenberg, Discover Magazine, 8 Sep. 2020
• Common symptoms of night terrors include heavy breathing, screaming, sweating, and thrashing movements.
  — Mara Betsch, Health, 10 June 2023
• Celeste, plagued by night terrors and lingering feelings for her late abusive husband, withers under the influence of her mother-in-law Mary Louise (a joyfully unrestrained Streep) and is unable to move on.
  — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 7 June 2019
• Typically, kids who experience night terrors don’t remember the episodes at all.
  — Christina Couch, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2020
• His anxiety, depression, traumatic brain injury, the night terrors -- all of his troubles, Mikey seems to wordlessly understand.
  — Marc Lester, adn.com, 16 May 2015
• Leaving aside whether or not certain homicidal traits can be passed along genetically, Malcolm suffers from night terrors, a hand tremor and several other ailments tied to learning the truth about his dad at a formative age.
  — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Sep. 2019
• Still others suffer from insomnia, sleep deprivation, and night terrors.
  — Mary Beth Griggs, The Verge, 23 July 2019
• Anyone with a previous history of sleepwalking, night terrors, or other parasomnias should avoid taking Ambien, as well.
  — Amanda MacMillan, Health.com, 30 May 2018
• For example, night terrors usually resolve with treatment.
  — Mara Betsch, Health, 10 June 2023
• As recently as a generation ago, problems like these were considered an inconvenient quirk or a cohabitation liability, like snoring or night terrors.
  — Ashley Fetters, Bon Appetit, 29 May 2018
• For example, before receiving palliative interventions, Mom had started suffering from terrible night terrors, which necessitated our decision to bring her home.
  — Wesley J. Smith, National Review, 27 Sep. 2019

Last Updated: 1 Nov 2024