terrified
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Terrified, I thrust my hands in the air and waited for instruction.
From Slate • Jan. 23, 2026
Terrified attendees fled through fields, hid behind trees and in dumpsters, videos of the scene showed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 11, 2025
Terrified members of President Assad's Alawite minority community are leaving Homs, with video footage showing roads jammed with cars.
From BBC • Dec. 6, 2024
Terrified, he took her head in his hands and tried to bring her back to consciousness.
From Salon • Nov. 25, 2024
Terrified in spite of myself, I dove past the mare’s head, not caring how I fell as long as I put something between myself and the rifle.
From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
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