Sentence examples for ability to terrify from inspiring English sources

His own generation has broken loose from her ability to terrify.

Listening to the interview again, I am more struck than previously by her understanding that the Taliban's power comes from their ability to terrify those who oppose them.

The downside is that The Omen loses its ability to terrify if you've just had half an hour on the phone with Uncle Brian.

Many have remarked on Madame Gbagbo's ability to terrify ordinary Ivorians, but she dismissed her fearsome reputation in a book, claiming she had been "demonised" by the international press.

It was one of several recent attacks in Kabul that demonstrated the Taliban's ability to terrify the population, dominate the media and overshadow the West's assertions that the Afghan government and security forces would soon be able to handle the insurgency.

This ability to terrify audiences with such a simple gesture, said Conget, is what is "so brilliant about Manuel's directing and Antonio's acting.

(Scott) 'Silent House' (R, 1 25) Elizabeth Olsen looks lovely by lantern light as she slinks around a scary house in this horror film, but the thin script doesn't give her much of a chance to show acting skills other than the ability to look terrified.

Instead, what it has is asymmetric power - the ability to shock and terrify with videos such as the one released on Tuesday.

Far beyond their ability to amuse or terrify us, they hold a profound communication system that when we learn to understand we can use to heal and transform our lives.

Used to terrify people.

It used to terrify me.