fit of terror

Example Sentences

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This was provoked by Frycollin, who, finding himself above the boundless sea, was seized with another fit of terror.

From Robur the Conqueror by Verne, Jules

The dog is thrown into a fit of terror because he does not know about the hidden string.

From Outwitting Our Nerves A Primer of Psychotherapy by Jackson, Josephine A.

At this command poor Margari had a veritable ague fit of terror.

From The Poor Plutocrats by Bain, R. Nisbet (Robert Nisbet)

I was now seized with a fit of terror much greater, in effect, than my former panic.

From Anna St. Ives by Holcroft, Thomas

Never had he been afraid, and he could not understand this sudden fit of terror.

From Theresa Raquin by Vizetelly, Ernest Alfred