petrified

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With “Rooster,” Lawrence, Tarses and Carell have created a more intimate dynamic centered on a father-daughter bond that has petrified a bit.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Tello told ProPublica she was petrified and particularly worried for her younger siblings.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

He barely allows the petrified Boo to twitch, yet somehow, we catch a glimpse of the qualities Duvall the actor will go on to reveal: dangerous and vulnerable, mythic and man-sized, electrifyingly watchable.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

Then just 18 and heavily pregnant, Hazel described being "petrified" when she discovered what happened to her baby sister.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

Standing here and there like frozen party guests were Medusa’s garden statues— petrified children, satyrs, and centaurs—all smiling grotesquely.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan