How to Use reign of terror in a Sentence

reign of terror

noun phrase

• But the Khmer Rouge’s four-year reign of terror casts a long — and often silent — shadow.
  — Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2023
• This would kick off Pinochet’s political reign — and reign of terror — for the next 17 years.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2023
• No shots were fired, but Bennett’s reign of terror ended that day.
  — Jack Kresnak, Detroit Free Press, 28 Jan. 2024
• During their reign of terror, the brothers stalked at least six young couples and one 12-year-old girl.
  — Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 8 June 2024
• Hamas’ reign of terror is not just an Israeli problem, but one that impacts us all.
  — Houston Keene, Fox News, 9 Nov. 2023
• While Halloween Ends might mark the end of the road for Curtis' character, Myers' reign of terror is far from over.
  — Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 23 Oct. 2023
• When the Mean One launches a new reign of terror that threatens to destroy Christmas, Cindy finds a bold new purpose, that of trapping and killing the monster.
  — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 July 2023
• Some of them were central to my book and research, and many of them are descendants of people who were killed during the Osage reign of terror.
  — EW.com, 3 Nov. 2023
• Their mutual reign of terror begins in the parking lot of a home improvement store.
  — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2023
• His reign of terror brought the city to its knees, compelling many young women with similar appearances to the victims to dye their hair and get pixie cuts.
  — Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 22 June 2024
• But there’s one key quirk Palmer’s reign of terror lasted until 1834 – the year slavery was formally abolished in the British colony – when she was killed by Takoo, one of her slaves, Stein added.
  — Jack Bantock, CNN, 2 Aug. 2024
• The classical world has developed mechanisms to rein in these reigns of terror.
  — Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2023
• In the film, her character’s family was murdered in a reign of terror in which the Osage were targeted for the headrights to their oil-rich land in Oklahoma.
  — Jonathan Landrum Jr., Fortune, 8 Jan. 2024
• There’s no spotlight on heroes or final girls here, only the glimpses and whispers of those unfortunate enough to find themselves in the path of Johnny’s reign of terror.
  — William Earl, Variety, 18 Jan. 2024
• Responsibility lies directly on his shoulders for both the brutal war against Ukraine and a reign of terror at home, the likes of which Russia has not seen since the days of Joseph Stalin.
  — Eugene Rumer, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2023
• Myanmar has returned to a military reign of terror and the fractured reality of civil war.
  — Hannah Beech, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
• Californians were terrified of him, and Gov. John Bigler took drastic measures to end his reign of terror.
  — Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2024
• On September 15, Mercury will turn direct, ending its reign of terror (just kidding, but not really) and beginning a new, calmer phase of the year.
  — Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 15 Sep. 2023
• For the past two years, Haiti has experienced a reign of terror as rival outlaw bands battle in the streets of the capital with American assault rifles.
  — Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2023
• Inspired by the terrifying events, Richard writes a personal account of the serial killer’s reign of terror, unaware that these events will continue to haunt him for years to come.
  — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 23 Oct. 2023
• Hamas was voted into power by the Palestinian people in 2007 and quickly began a draconian reign of terror.
  — Bradford Betz, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2023
• An 81-year-old man accused of a 10-year reign of terror in a Southern California neighborhood has been arrested, police reported.
  — Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 26 May 2024
• It is now known that the most significant bloodletting happened not when students and workers were at each other’s throats but in later years, when the party declared martial law and instituted its own reign of terror.
  — Mary Gallagher, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2023
• Flitting through realities, Kirby and Dan race to end the killer's reign of terror in a series that masterfully blends together sci-fi, horror, and feminist drama.
  — Jace Lacob, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2023
• Fring’s illicit power and reign of terror established a spectrum of villainy to measure against Walter White and Saul Goodman’s moral ambiguity.
  — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2024
• The shocking criminal complaint and other documents outline an escalating reign of terror during which, prosecutors said, Kadosh cited being Jewish a number of times.
  — John Annese, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 18 Nov 2024