terrorize

Example Sentences

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They initially told him they were deporting him to his home country, which he thinks was done "to terrorize us."

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

The mysterious case of a chain-saw-wielding vandal who appeared to randomly terrorize trees in and around downtown Los Angeles last year has come to an anticlimactic close.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

Additionally, obsessives can view Quint’s harpoon gun and original design specifications for the mechanical sharks built to terrorize Martha’s Vineyard in 1974.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2025

“This is part of the effort to terrorize those who were not born in the United States and instill fear in immigrant communities and mixed-status families,” Mukherjee said.

From Slate • Jul. 4, 2025

“It must be done before the waning moon or her powers will be too strong and she will be free to terrorize Ravenskill once more,” said Mr. Dimblewit.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega