terrifying

Example Sentences

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Infiniti: I was in math class at school — and that’s extra terrifying because I was really bad at math.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

And it matters who wins: it's a technology that could prove exciting and terrifying.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

In between was a terrifying 2021 crash in California in which he was seriously injured and, by his own account, was fortunate to survive and keep his right leg.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

“Sometimes I think if you don’t think too much about how terrifying it is, and you’re just thrown into it, that’s better.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

It was a terrifying time—or it would have been if Lupin and Fantômas had been real.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day