terrifying

Example Sentences

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Infiniti: I was in math class at school — and that’s extra terrifying because I was really bad at math.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

“That was terrifying,” he recalled of his arrest,”that was a terrifying four days but ya girl’s gonna be all right.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

The mall king was both feared and admired and could be both charming and terrifying.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

"This was terrifying... this town had never seen anything like this," the teenager told AFP.

From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026

But the paper stares back up at me, blindingly blank like the terrifying unknowns of my new fate.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo