Sentence examples for overwhelming terror from inspiring English sources

The primary aim was to instil overwhelming terror and get maximum publicity.

One spoke of the "overwhelming terror" he had experienced; another spoke of the "great fright" he and his wife and child had felt in their third-floor apartment.

For people who want to live a little longer, perhaps to see a new grandchild or simply through that most overwhelming of terrors – the fear of death – these cost-benefit analyses are of colossal importance.

And yet, as Homer certainly knew, literature must always fall short of the actual pain, terror and overwhelming sense of injustice that such moments breed.

As we abseil back down to terra firma, I realise I'm somewhere in between the two – unable to work out if the thrill outweighs the terror, so overwhelming are they both.

Although no single authority can speak for the world's 1.5 billion Muslims, the overwhelming majority maintains that terror is anathema to Islam's religious ethic.

"The overwhelming feeling was one of terror," recalls Gardener.

"Terror is the overwhelming concern and that is causing investors to be less positive on the market".

The scenes from the terror attacks can feel overwhelming, yet we cannot yield to despair.

In this movie, the tempo goes from dreamy, drifting slowness, with Earth glowing in the darkness, to the terror of events happening with overwhelming speed.

With overwhelming public support for the war on terror, President Bush earlier this year proposed a generous budget of $379 billion for the military in 2003.