Examples of terrorize in a Sentence
As a child she terrorized her younger siblings.
She was terrorized by nightmares.
Employees were terrorized into accepting abysmal working conditions.
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The Highland Park obstetrician doesn’t know if there can be any justice after such a heinous act, which left seven dead, four dozen injured and an entire community terrorized and upended.
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Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
The shrieking forest, the rumbling cave, the noxious gas, the appearance of yet another adult Yellowjacket, possibly trying to terrorize or kill Shauna, all of that is great.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
White was arrested by officers with the New Haven Police Department on Dec. 26, 2023, and charged with first-degree threatening with hazard to terrorize, according to ICE.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 20 Feb. 2025
MacKinnon was a monster in overtime, racking up four of Canada’s eight shots and terrorizing Sweden with his signature end-to-end dashes with the puck.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 13 Feb. 2025
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Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
The shrieking forest, the rumbling cave, the noxious gas, the appearance of yet another adult Yellowjacket, possibly trying to terrorize or kill Shauna, all of that is great.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
White was arrested by officers with the New Haven Police Department on Dec. 26, 2023, and charged with first-degree threatening with hazard to terrorize, according to ICE.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 20 Feb. 2025
MacKinnon was a monster in overtime, racking up four of Canada’s eight shots and terrorizing Sweden with his signature end-to-end dashes with the puck.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Terrorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terrorize. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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terrorize
verb
ter·ror·ize
ˈter-ər-ˌīz 
terrorized; terrorizing
1
: to fill with terror
2
: to force by threat or violence
Legal Definition
terrorize
transitive verb
ter·ror·ize
ˈter-ər-ˌīz
terrorized; terrorizing
: to inflict terror upon
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