terrorize
Example Sentences
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Ergo Sum, the local school’s classics instructor, is terrorized by his memories of surviving World War II and convinced that he is transforming into a wolf.
During his time as a teacher at Catholic Community Middle School in south Baltimore, Merzbacher terrorized students while school leadership looked the other way, according to the report.
From Seattle Times
Steve Valdez said his father had the “time of his life” covering Richard Ramirez, the “Night Stalker” serial killer who terrorized California with a spate of break-in murders in the 1980s.
From Los Angeles Times
“It is clear that they have not limited themselves to military targets. Their purpose is simply to terrorize the local population into submission,” Mr. Wallace said.
From Washington Times
According to Hathaway, two people with Doty on the day of the confrontation had been “terrorized already” in an attack documented by police.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
