TERRIFY in a Sentence
Learn TERRIFY from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
151 example sentences for TERRIFY, such as:
1. I'm terrified of flying I'd rather go by sea.
2. He huddled in the corner like a terrified child.
3. My sister, who was older, was terrified and wept.
4. Juvenile crime is increasing at a terrifying rate.
5. That first night I emceed I was absolutely terrified.
2. He huddled in the corner like a terrified child.
3. My sister, who was older, was terrified and wept.
4. Juvenile crime is increasing at a terrifying rate.
5. That first night I emceed I was absolutely terrified.
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Meanings and Examples of TERRIFY
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terrify
v. fill with terror; frighten greatly
Classic Sentence: (139 in 10 pages)
1 For he never means to swallow a single limb; he only thinks to terrify by feints.
2 Those beautiful vessels, robed in purest white, so delightful to the eye of freemen, were to me so many shrouded ghosts, to terrify and torment me with thoughts of my wretched condition.
3 But she, she does not know what it is, it would terrify her.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 7: CHAPTER I—THE SEVENTH CIRCLE AND THE EIGHTH HEAVEN
Context Highlight In BOOK 7: CHAPTER I—THE SEVENTH CIRCLE AND THE EIGHTH HEAVEN
4 I do not tell you this, madame, to terrify you; no, it is even ridiculous for me to name it to you, and, believe me, I take no heed of such dreams.
5 We made frightful noises to terrify them still more, and then we dropped off the ledge, because somebody was drawing the bars, and we felt we had better flee.
6 The mere notion of the possibility of his ever seeing her again, appeared to terrify him.
7 Therefore, it is necessary to be a fox to discover the snares and a lion to terrify the wolves.
The Prince By Niccolo Machiavelli
Context Highlight In CHAPTER XVIII(*) — CONCERNING THE WAY IN WHICH PRINCES SH...
Context Highlight In CHAPTER XVIII(*) — CONCERNING THE WAY IN WHICH PRINCES SH...
8 On entering, Fantine fell down in a corner, motionless and mute, crouching down like a terrified dog.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 5: CHAPTER XIII—THE SOLUTION OF SOME QUESTIONS CONNECTED WIT...
Context Highlight In BOOK 5: CHAPTER XIII—THE SOLUTION OF SOME QUESTIONS CONNECTED WIT...
9 His glance, calm at first, paused there, remained fixed on that brass handle, then grew terrified, and little by little became impregnated with fear.
10 My sister, who was older, was terrified and wept.
11 Hence the terrified wrinkle of those brows; hence all those great souls surrendering their swords.
12 The heart is terrified at the thought of what that death must have been to so many brave men.
13 An honest man would have been terrified; this man burst into a laugh.
14 So the child, who was greatly terrified at the idea of going to the spring at night, took great care that water should never be lacking in the house.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 3: CHAPTER I—THE WATER QUESTION AT MONTFERMEIL
Context Highlight In BOOK 3: CHAPTER I—THE WATER QUESTION AT MONTFERMEIL
15 The child stared with bewildered eyes at this great star, with which she was unfamiliar, and which terrified her.
Example Sentence:
1 Increasingly women are bearing the brunt of the epidemic, a pattern Mr. Annan says does terrify.
2 Their movements through the region were calculated to terrify landowners into abandoning their holdings.
3 She was absolutely terrified at the thought of jumping off the bridge.
4 That first night I emceed I was absolutely terrified.
5 You've got to appear calm in an interview even if you're terrified underneath.
6 He huddled in the corner like a terrified child.
7 I'm terrified of flying I'd rather go by sea.
8 Joan Fontaine, the patrician blond actress who rose to stardom as a haunted second wife in the Alfred Hitchcock film “Rebecca” in 1940 and won an Academy Award for her portrayal of a terrified newlywed in Hitchcock's “Suspicion,” died.
9 A terrifying scream in the blackness of the night made my blood run cold.
10 These thieves operate with terrifying stealth - they can easily steal from the pockets of unsuspecting travellers.
11 Juvenile crime is increasing at a terrifying rate.
12 The carriages were engulfed in flames with terrifying speed.