terrifying
Britishadjective
Other Word Forms
- terrifyingly adverb
Example Sentences
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“Sometimes I think if you don’t think too much about how terrifying it is, and you’re just thrown into it, that’s better.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
In 2024, passengers and crew on a Singapore Airlines flight experienced a terrifying five seconds of severe turbulence.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
As scholars like Amanda Frost, Kate Masur and Martha Jones demonstrate, abolitionists and free Black activists used the concept of citizenship by birthright to make claims of freedom and otherwise challenge inequitable and terrifying circumstances.
From Slate • Mar. 18, 2026
Sean Penn, Hollywood's eternal rebel, on Sunday won a third Oscar for his comic yet terrifying portrayal of an absurdly uptight soldier ashamed of his past in "One Battle After Another."
From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026
For all Penelope knew, the Incorrigibles might not have survived without the care of those terrifying beasts.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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