terrifying

Example Sentences

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"It was terrifying," Sharkey told BBC News NI.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The portfolio that felt terrifying in 2009 feels boring in 2026.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Anselme Shima, originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo, and who has lived in Northern Ireland since 2013, called the situation "terrifying".

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Times theater critic Charles McNulty called Lithgow’s performance “at once terrifying and never anything less than human,” and “one of the bravest” of the Broadway season.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

She had been forced to flee so often, the thought of going anywhere else was simply terrifying.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer