terrific

Example Sentences

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“Smith, in particular, is wonderful here; she gets laughs with her light, squirrelly touch — you sometimes forget what a terrific comic actress she is,” wrote Salon’s former movie critic Stephanie Zacharek at the time.

From Salon

“Laura is a tremendous athlete. She’s just a super terrific athlete, and she has really long arms and goes up and gets the ball, so she’s a really good offensive rebounder,” Gottlieb said.

From Los Angeles Times

The U.S. president has described her, at turns, as “fantastic,” “terrific” and “elegant.”

From Los Angeles Times

Rybakina is also on a terrific run of form of her own.

From Barron's

As played by the terrific Mr. Lutken, he is cordial but laconic, and possessed of a cool, dry humor.

From The Wall Street Journal