petrified
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“They were petrified before arriving,” she said, “but they still came and had an incredible time.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
"I felt petrified because other people were petrified for me," she says.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
Tello told ProPublica she was petrified and particularly worried for her younger siblings.
From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026
"We ran downstairs to the basement... from the 10th floor... we were petrified," he told AFP.
From Barron's • Mar. 2, 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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