petrified
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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
"I keep the back door locked at all times," she said, adding she keeps the key out of the way of her children because she's "petrified" they'll leave the door open.
From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026
The black water had leeched all warmth out of me, and my teeth chattered, but that may also have been because I was petrified out of my mind.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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