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

Seconds later, they were all running in terror.

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2025

And it made me feel so much better, even though I was in terror.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2025

Well, she speeds as well as she can as she watches where she steps, nervous sweat pouring down her sides, her heart beating in terror.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti