in terror
Example Sentences
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"We lost a lot of people and our possessions. We lived a difficult and harsh life, displaced from one city to another, under bombardment and in terror."
From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025
“I remember vividly my dad waking up in the middle of the night for years, screaming in terror because he was having nightmares,” she said.
From Salon • Jul. 31, 2025
Then the dog came running out and vanished across the fields in terror.
From BBC • Dec. 25, 2024
A decomposing zombie boy returns home to his grieving mother and religious grandfather, but instead of screaming in terror, his relatives care for him with tenderness.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2024
They rose as one and—— And suddenly stopped, as if frozen in mid-air, unable to move, staring ahead in terror.
From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster
