terrorized
Example Sentences
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She can now dine on her deck with her husband and garden without being "terrorized" by bloodsuckers.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
I asked if she worried that Pratt’s agenda would amount to punishing 70,000 people for the actions of a much smaller number, like the man who had terrorized her.
From Slate ● Jun. 3, 2026
“It’s really terrifying to see our neighbors terrorized in this way.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 17, 2026
Like so many of us, Good could have stayed tucked safely away in her house, looking the other way while a bunch of hastily hired wannabe warriors terrorized her neighbors.
From Salon ● Jan. 9, 2026
He terrorized kids at their school for minor messes; now he was the minor mess.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
