holy terror
Example Sentences
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A former Olympic hammer thrower, the Crunchem Hall headmistress is described as “a gigantic holy terror, a fierce tyrannical monster who frightened the life out of the pupils and teachers alike.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2022
In the wind, it can be a holy terror.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 13, 2022
Interestingly, Joshua behaves well at his half-day preschool, but at home can be a holy terror!
From Slate • Jan. 15, 2021
A big one is the holy terror waiting in the wings.
From New York Times • Jul. 28, 2018
She was a gigantic holy terror, a fierce tyrannical monster who frightened the life out of the pupils and teachers alike.
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
