Terrors

Supported by the goddess Athena and sabotaged by the god Poseidon, Odysseus makes his way homeward past such obstacles as the man-eating sirens and the twin terrors of sea-sucking Scylla and six-headed Charybdis. ❋ Meghan Cox Gurdon (2010)

At the beginning of Chapter V (Plate 12), Los "shrunk" in "terrors" from his task (12.20), ❋ Unknown (2006)

Revolution and British literary delight in terrors and spectres was not unique to Mathias. ❋ Unknown (2005)

It had been well, if such vain terrors could have distracted our thoughts from more tangible evils. ❋ Unknown (1826)

49 Such vain terrors disturbed the peace of society, and the happiness of individuals; and the harmless flame which insensibly melted a waxen image, might derive a powerful and pernicious energy from the affrighted fancy of the person whom it was maliciously designed to represent. ❋ Unknown (1206)

I think that the sight of this mountain, drawing ever nearer, vividly recalled his terrors and caused him to desire to efface the bad impression he knew he had made on us, to whom he looked for safety. ❋ Henry Rider Haggard (1890)

For at Montauto one of the terrors was the cohort of great spiders. ❋ Rose Hawthorne Lathrop (1888)

I confess, in spite of the bright daylight, it gave me a turn to find myself once more in that fatal room, and recall the terrors of the night when I saw it last. ❋ Talbot Baines Reed (1872)

An episode of sleep terrors occurs when a person sits up in bed with a look of intense fear, often making a cry or piercing scream. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The more anxious they become that they can't repeat that first success, the more often they become hostile, difficult to work with, "terrors" at work and then are barely able to contain their anxiety out in the investment world where they're trying to court new capital. ❋ Unknown (2010)

As a former BCT instructor, I always thought this to be one of the lesser "terrors" a new recruit faces during their training. ❋ Unknown (2009)

His plain style bypasses (to Blake's disgust) the "terrors" of a theomanic imagination for the deeper, daily, subtle profoundnesses of a mind seeking what will suffice. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Whilst it adds an element of realism to the film, and from a technical standpoint is an absolutely stunning achievement, there is perhaps the feeling that the film-makers were deliberately trying to invoke the same kind of terrors people experienced on 9/11 as part of a cinematic thrill, and them doing that is in questionable taste. ❋ Adam Whitehead (2008)

Instead she became coy in an attempt to dis­cover if her "terrors" would persuade Mark to recover her par­ents 'money. ❋ Walters, Minette (2002)

The infantry was ordered to evacuate that part and did so, but not the Emma Gees; they stuck until one of the big "terrors," striking alongside, killed and wounded all the crew but one and then he still stuck it, loading and firing until I was able to get a reserve crew up to relieve him. ❋ Herbert Wes McBride (N/A)

Something unusual was associated with them apparently, for their name seems to signify "terrors" (B D B). ❋ 1892-1972 (1942)

Provoke not the contest, and the snow will rest undisturbed on the mountain-side — the agitation of the subterranean vapors will be hushed to rest; but a single word of defiance, or one flash of indignant scorn, may call their terrors into instant action.” ❋ Unknown (2008)

The United States media constantly throws propaganda of how everyone in the middle east is evil and embeds the word 'terrorist' into everyone's minds from the day they are born as 'evil'. Then they use it to scare us into allowing them [to bomb] millions of innocent lives to [ashes] in the Middle East, then take over for whatever purpose. BUT WAIT! I think I've [hit something] here: ...embeds the word 'terrorist' into children's minds as 'evil'. Then they use it to scare us into allowing them to... Hmm, let's break that down into something [simpler]: ...use fear to manipulate the people into allowing them to... Oh my gosh! Wouldn't that make the United States the terrorists!? How ironic! ❋ Cybernetico (2004)

[Terrorism] a.k.a bullshit and most [overused] word of [the century]. ❋ Xrhythmix (2007)

[freedom fries] ❋ Kwang (2003)

Mom: "Bianca [Alexandra] [Gracie] Martin, get in here now!" [That's true] terror. ❋ LlamaMama902 (2015)

Example: I went to the bathroom after [Osama], and my eyes have been opened to the [horrific] actions which are [terrorism]. ❋ Bouttadefinedatshit (2019)

[War] and [terrorism] are one in [the same]. ❋ WeMUSTuseNukes (2004)

"[don't talk to me] like that" "shut up [callum] you've got [no mates]" "oooo terrored" ❋ L25imm (2017)

when he said "[Boo]" i [felt] terror [running] through me. ❋ VisualShock (2007)

[Hey guys], were [going] [to go] do some terrorisms. ❋ PantsEsquire (2008)

[Hahah] they [thought] you were terrorizers!? ❋ Awwrthgkejfdefibmfgif (2009)