How to Use terrifying in a Sentence

terrifying

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  • The thought of dying alone was terrifying.
  • The crash would be the start of some of the most terrifying days of the surviving friends' lives.
    — Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2023
  • Oh, as a mom of a kid with a cell phone, this is terrifying.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 20 Dec. 2022
  • But even more painful and terrifying is the denial of self.
    — Jourdain Searles, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Jan. 2024
  • Lopez and Duhamel navigate the terrifying change of plans to save the day and rekindle their love along the way.
    — Amanda Curran, Glamour, 13 Jan. 2023
  • But on a Sunday night in March 2023, Mr. Yeo’s busy life came to a terrifying halt.
    — Mark Landler, New York Times, 2 May 2024
  • The idea of stepping out of my comfort zone is both thrilling and terrifying.
    — Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2024
  • John then turns the tables on the con artists, putting them through a series of twisted and terrifying traps.
    — Sage Anderson, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2023
  • And Last Ronin is about as terrifying as a Turtles tale can get.
    — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024
  • The scene when my character had to strip was terrifying to me.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 21 Mar. 2024
  • There are also the dogs, some of which are cuter and/or more terrifying than others.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 21 Nov. 2023
  • This war has gone on for more than a month now, and the terrifying and dreadful and sickening dances all around us.
    — Margo Gontar, CNN, 2 Apr. 2022
  • As terrifying as Hale’s grand plan may be, Thompson seemed to have a lot of fun with this leg of her journey.
    — Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 19 July 2022
  • Julie Miller recounts the bizarre, terrifying day and the even more bizarre friendship that followed.
    — Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 14 Aug. 2023
  • That this happened to one of the world’s most powerful women is terrifying; where does that leave the rest of us?
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The what-ifs are more terrifying than any ice cream monster.
    — James Grebey, TIME, 17 May 2024
  • The world can feel out of control sometimes and terrifying.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2023
  • The thought of my brother being a patient was, and still is, terrifying.
    — Amanda Joy Calhoun, STAT, 4 May 2022
  • Rogue waves, which are any waves considered to be at least two times the height of the tallest waves around them, can be terrifying to those working at sea.
    — Michael Franco, New Atlas, 19 July 2024
  • Tourists out on a boat caught a terrifying rockslide in Lake Powell on video.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 3 June 2022
  • The moment touched off a terrifying free fall for the Goshen Township parents.
    — Terry Demio, The Enquirer, 5 May 2022
  • Here are our picks for the 15 most terrifying movie moms, some of which continue to haunt our dreams all these years later.
    — Clark Collis, EW.com, 1 Oct. 2024
  • The healthcare system is a terrifying place for people who haven't lived in it.
    — Paulina Smolinski, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2024
  • But unlike those boy bands — who were handed the songs, taught the moves — Nguyen was on her own and had to reckon with just how terrifying that is for a young artist.
    — Izzy Colón, SPIN, 22 Apr. 2022
  • There was my need to hold my breath and plunge into a beautiful and terrifying place.
    — Diana Saverin, Longreads, 25 July 2024
  • This comes from the same shared nightmare of the Sisterhood, replete with the terrifying black maw and blue machine lights.
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 24 Dec. 2024
  • This Godzilla is, for the first time in a long while, genuinely terrifying.
    — Lucas Trevor, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2023
  • This takes the terrifying mystery out of it and allows your cat to explore the inside of the carrier on their own time.
    — Jessica Hartshorn, Good Housekeeping, 12 Jan. 2023
  • The prequel brings back Bill Skarsgård to reprise his film role as the terrifying clown Pennywise.
    — Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Led by members of elite armed forces around the world, celebrities must take on terrifying and difficult tasks or risk getting kicked off the show.
    — Christopher Murray, Fox News, 27 Dec. 2024

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