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But the department’s letter was sent days ago without public comment, and its reported warning that the lottery may be illegal isn’t likely to petrify scofflaws such as Musk and Trump.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2024

Imperfect though “Romulus” may be, it’s also a solid entry in a slate of films whose original maker has taken the extended story seriously enough to petrify it.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2024

“But you’ve just got to stay ready whenever your opportunities come. They just come and go, so you’ve just got to stay ready for it you. Can’t really petrify yourself for the time being.”

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 21, 2023

This should petrify his colleagues — and the rest of the country, too.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 23, 2023

“When a storm was on I thought the whole roof was going to lift off, like in The Wizard of Oz. Used to petrify me.”

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

One can imagine how the thought of going to jail petrifies him.

From Salon ● May 10, 2024

It petrifies teachers who fear their students will use it instead of their brains for school papers.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 6, 2023

As the resin petrifies and turns into amber, it preserves whatever gets stuck inside of it—including insects, slime molds and even pint-sized dinosaurs—in a gold-tinted time capsule.

From Scientific American ● Jan. 12, 2023

Every time Clifton Collins Jr. boards a flight midproduction, the possibility of the aircraft crashing petrifies him.

From New York Times ● Dec. 31, 2021

As mineral poisons kill, because by their strong affinity they decompose the blood and form new stony substances, so the soul possessed by too strong an affinity for gold petrifies.

From Autumn Leaves Original Pieces in Prose and Verse by Anne Wales Abbot

“I kinda sorta put my acting career on hold the other day. It’s been something I’ve been petrified to do for years,” Krumholtz said in a post on Threads, per Deadline.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

“I don’t think I’d be doing my job right if I wasn’t petrified every time I put a film out.”

From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026

He was petrified by how much had to go right for him to excel in high school, college and then decades of working.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

The 4,000-year-old stone circle is said to represent nine petrified ladies, while the King Stone is said to be the fossilised fiddler who played for them.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

Monet and his friend wandered through the cave, shining their lights on the petrified rain forest.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

McFadden has remained inside her Dubai hotel since the weekend and described the situation as "petrifying".

From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026

“This was the most petrifying part, not being able to be there to shield your kids and know if they were safe,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 15, 2025

The self-infantilizing is disconcerting to watch, and no doubt petrifying to experience firsthand, but Gaga dodges the fan and gets into her waiting vehicle.

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2025

After proving that I would be a viable “Survivor” contestant, we went in search of the truly petrifying item on our list.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 14, 2023

It was an eardrum-piercing, bloodcurdling nightmare of a scream, petrifying enough to make even a Swanburne girl forget all her antipanicking skills.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood