Terrified
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316 examples of Terrified in a sentence
As a psychotherapist specializing in homosexuality, I have been consulted many times by anxious parents
terrified
that their little boy is gay (at age five!): he likes to play with dolls, enjoys the company of girls, refuses to play soccer.
Although this example may suggest that Africans are united against homosexuality, they are not; gay advocates are simply
terrified
of speaking out, frightened that their support will be interpreted as an admission that they are gay.
But, with the Kim regime
terrified
that economic liberalization would eventually provoke demands for greater political freedom, China’s influence over the regime is limited.
But, in the aftermath of the financial crisis, policymakers are too pre-occupied by the real problems posed by too-big-to-fail banks, and too
terrified
by the potential collapse of weaker banks, to allow such a solution.
Facing Up to Chronic DiseaseMONTREAL – Many of us are
terrified
by the prospect of having a debilitating stroke or a fatal heart attack.
In January 2002, American right-wingers were
terrified
of a leftist revolution in Brazil.
The corporatocracy is
terrified
that citizens will reclaim the rule of law.
Why are politicians not
terrified
of their displeasure?
Advocates of this position see EU voters as
terrified
by the consequences of the May 2004 enlargement of the EU, when eight formerly communist states joined, and angry that they were not consulted about it.
Before his death, Fortuyn is said to have been
terrified
of the prospect of becoming Prime Minister.
The supine congressional Republicans,
terrified
of Trump and his base of devoted supporters, are actually beginning to show some spine and are moving toward backing a resolution that would protect Mueller, who is supported by a large majority of the public.
Another mystery is why Trump, who has been less bothered by revelations of a longer affair at around the same time with a former Playboy model, seems particularly
terrified
of Daniels.
But on Planet Worst, forcing terrified, uneducated women to remain at home is more socially acceptable than facing the fact that this means choosing to drag down incomes for everyone.
Monetary integration is being urged on the South Koreans, who are
terrified
by this attempted Japanese embrace.
In the chaos of German unification in 1990, when Germany’s neighbors were
terrified
of the new giant, then-Chancellor Helmut Kohl promised a European Germany, not a German Europe.
Either the military ran various countries, and gorged itself with hardware and troop increases, or weak civilian governments,
terrified
of military coups or blackmail, placated their armed forces with all sorts of unnecessary martial goodies.
Europe’s Vindictive Privatization Plan for GreeceATHENS – On July 12, the summit of eurozone leaders dictated its terms of surrender to Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who,
terrified
by the alternatives, accepted all of them.
Just a few months ago, Americans were
terrified
that Ebola could take hold in their country.
He was
terrified
by rumors that drug cartels were abducting migrants and forcing them to work as drug mules and foot soldiers.
The result is that US banks are
terrified
of wading into legal trouble, and have therefore established powerful internal compliance departments.
A Green Reboot After the PandemicNEW YORK – The COVID-19 coronavirus has forced entire countries into lockdown mode,
terrified
citizens around the world, and triggered a financial-market meltdown.
This prospect plainly
terrified
the Chinese government and the hardline officials that it recently put in charge of the territory.
Ironically, in 2018, it is the US, the EU, and Algeria that are rattled by internal divisions and
terrified
of foreign interference.
Given this tradition, it is puzzling that so many American politicians and businessmen are now
terrified
of other countries’ economic strengths.
The elderly hardliners in the communist leadership were
terrified
that they were losing their grip, as indeed they were.
Most people in China, even those who are not especially fond of the current regime, are
terrified
of violence and disorder, of which the Chinese have seen too much in the last hundred years.
Bulgaria, by contrast, very much wants to remain in the EU, but has become
terrified
of further demographic change fueled by emigration and inflows of newcomers from the Middle East and elsewhere.
Have you gone mad?' exclaimed Dolly,
terrified.
She was so
terrified
at being alone that she did not wait for the servant but went out to meet him.
As the Company did not dare to rest in this way,
terrified
at the ruinous inaction, they were meditating a middle course, perhaps a strike, from which the miners would come out crushed and worse paid.
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