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

Though they have long since been extinct, tigers were once a feared presence on the Korean peninsula, at times coming down from the mountains to terrorize the populace.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 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

“Instead of providing resources to clear the backlog, what they have been doing is taking resources away from trusted partners in communities and investing millions of dollars in a campaign to terrorize communities,” Miranda said.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2025

But they couldn’t terrorize Eric—because Eric was going to tell.

From "Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago" by LeAlan Jones