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
Theirs is rooted in terror, anxiety and profound stress.
From Salon • Dec. 9, 2025
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
Mr Femi-Ola told the court that the couple "fled in haste, they fled in fear and they fled in terror".
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2024
The wind pushed him back and forth on the top of the car, and he shivered in terror.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
