How to Use terrific in a Sentence
terrific
adjective
- They did a terrific job painting the house.
- I had a terrific time.
- We were hit by a terrific snowstorm last week.
- Your test scores were terrific.
- She's given me some terrific ideas.
- I've recovered completely. In fact, I feel terrific.
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Some of them were terrific, like Mandy, but some of them didn't work.
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Benjamin Vanhoose,
Peoplemag,
24 Apr. 2023
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The terrific work the L.A. Times has done this year to bring climate issues to the forefront.
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Sammy Roth,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Nov. 2023
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Yang may be the MVP in this ensemble, though the cast is terrific across the board.
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Peter Debruge,
Variety,
23 May 2022
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Miller is terrific and funny in a trio of comedic cabaret songs.
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San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 June 2022
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To shoot 3-under par as a team on that course is terrific.
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Rick Hoff,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 June 2022
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The house has been a terrific asset to have in the last several years, and that's the main reason.
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Taylor Wilson,
USA TODAY,
17 July 2024
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But a terrific camp in San Jose might alter those plans a bit.
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Curtis Pashelka,
The Mercury News,
15 Sep. 2024
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Maryland was terrific at home this season and not very good on the road.
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Noah Trister,
Anchorage Daily News,
13 Mar. 2023
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Dinner at a Zeru A terrific start to any weekend evening is a meal at Zeru.
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Sherrie Nachman,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2023
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The beefy smash burger is terrific, but a lot of places do good burgers.
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Tom Sietsema,
Washington Post,
5 Oct. 2022
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Jordan Luplow raced back but couldn’t make what would have been a terrific play in front of the wall.
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Nick Piecoro,
The Arizona Republic,
19 Sep. 2022
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Goth is a terrific badass, and West’s camera loves her.
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David Sims,
The Atlantic,
2 July 2024
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The recipe works at this Mission joint, where the vibe—along with dishes like rib eye slicked with a five-spice glaze—is terrific.
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Rebecca Misner,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 July 2023
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The Rams have been terrific against the run, but rank 24th in dropback success rate, so the pass defense has shown some cracks.
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Adam Burke,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Nov. 2022
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The Cougars were terrific on defense against the Bears and have one of the more overlooked quarterbacks in the country in Jaren Hall.
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USA TODAY,
16 Sep. 2022
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Vildor made a terrific play to break up Davis Mills’ pass to Brandin Cooks in the end zone on second-and-goal from the 7 late in the first quarter.
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Brad Biggs,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Sep. 2022
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In the meantime, here are 25 terrific things to do in L.A. before summer ends.
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Steven Vargas,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Aug. 2023
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These were terrific films, and there was no need for Morgen to go back over that terrain.
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Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
25 May 2022
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Tom Brady is terrific, but Father Time has to catch up to him sometime, right?
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Jeremy Cluff,
The Arizona Republic,
31 Aug. 2022
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Summer’s terrific, too, but not enough people avail themselves of the wonder just to the south.
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Chicago Tribune Staff,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Aug. 2023
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Jaden Bradley is back and doing great, and Justin Olson is just terrific.
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Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Mar. 2024
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The other of us, Vivek Wadhwa, thought the bet was terrific, fair and provocative, and something that could move the field of A.I. forward.
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Gary Marcus,
Fortune,
3 June 2022
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Take advantage of this terrific price on a modern OS that can give your older computer a whole new life.
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New Atlas,
27 Oct. 2024
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Cooper is a terrific locker room presence, a leader and a good player.
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Parker Gabriel,
The Denver Post,
4 Nov. 2024
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