in terror

Example Sentences

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He either swats away shot attempts or, more often, makes would-be shooters run away in terror before they even look at the rim—a phenomenon known as the “Nope.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

"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

And when the telephone rang, suddenly, alarmingly, on the desk in front of me, my heart leapt and I started up in terror, thinking I had been discovered.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier