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Meanings of terrifying sense in English

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Usage of terrifying sense in English
1
Again the terrifying sense of physical distress-ofsomething amiss with heart and pulse.
The Song of the Blood-Red Flower
2
There was a terrifying sense of certainty in their method.
The Promise / A Tale of the Great Northwest
3
A mystery, in the old, exciting and terrifying sense.
Existence
4
She had a sudden terrifying sense of desolation.
Mary Olivier: a Life
5
Suddenly he got a terrifying sense of speed.
Darkness and Dawn
6
He felt an agony of tenderness towards her, and a terrifying sense that love was not all delight.
The Judge
7
There came over me a terrifying sense of understanding about the meaning and the pathetic destiny of men.
Ask the Dust
8
I was reminded again of the sweet, terrifying sense of alienation that comes from not being able to communicate.
The Irish Times
9
And, in extremis, the terrifying sense that I might inadvertently choose an option that will mess up my daughter's future.
The Guardian
10
As the invaders advanced hesitatingly through the brushwood, this terrifying sense of some overmastering presence became more and more intense.
Odd John
11
One felt a rather terrifying sense of the power which worship in the grand tradition could have upon massed and susceptible believers.
Odd John
12
The steel barrel was cold as ice against his lips, and brought forth the most exquisite and terrifying sense of déjà vu.
Masked
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