Examples of 'petrify' in a sentence

Meaning of "petrify"

To petrify is a verb that means to convert into a stony substance, or to paralyze with astonishment or horror
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  • To harden organic matter by permeating with water and depositing dissolved minerals.
  • To produce rigidity akin to stone.
  • To immobilize with fright.
  • To become stone, or of a stony hardness, as organic matter by calcareous deposits.

How to use "petrify" in a sentence

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Broken worms have a tendency to putrefy or petrify.
You petrify my friend and my cat.
Each head is able to petrify a victim with a bite.
With their rejection they could petrify him.
And never petrify yourself.
We did not notice we were beginning to petrify.
They will petrify you.
They petrify thought and kill any power of evocation.
Their breath can petrify flesh.
Petrify them all.
They will start to petrify as their energy seeps out.
The fantasies of youth petrify.
Let us petrify you.
It is enough to make one petrify.
She has the power to petrify anyone who looked at her.

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The reality manifests itself without dissimilation and can henceforth petrify us.
She tried to petrify him so that he would stay and listen.
Or you can draw your knife and petrify everybody.
His insides will petrify and his stool will turn to concrete.
Repeated bouts with insecurity that petrify and paralyze us.
Again petrify your teenager and MAKE them wear a condom.
The zana is believed to have the power to petrify humans with a glance.
They petrify everything living, imprison it in cells, and convert it into faceless monsters.
He started to operate his mind power and petrify his whole body.
Are you ready to petrify another kilometer of their land?
He had thought basilisks were huge dragonlike monsters that could petrify you with their eyes.
The fragments also begin to slowly petrify some of the inhabitants of a nearby small town.
This is why Athena placed her on her shield to petrify her enemies.
It 's saliva can petrify people and leaves a residue.
All people on the planet Zwen can petrify their bodies.
They petrify any living thing, imprison it in cells, and suffer horrible mutations.
The crimson red pupils shimmering in the darkness petrify the repurgator and his companions.
Without such transfusions, they begin to slowly petrify.
Her Order allows her to petrify her enemies.
On land, trees would later leave behind wood to petrify.
When they die, their bodies petrify and explode in blue flames.
Not to mention they are dead scared that Harry will Petrify them.
They petrify any living thing, imprison it in those eggs, and suffer horrible mutations.
The Apache had a demonic figure who could petrify you through its gaze.
He can also petrify his own bodily fluids and fire them in needle-like projectiles.
Not to mention they are deadly scared that Harry will petrify anyone near him.
His insides will petrify and his stool will turn to concrete . You watch.
On humans, the glance can only petrify them.
Not only did I petrify a Terrian, but I shook the balance between the Terrians and their planet.
A social model must be dynamic or it will petrify - and perish.
We sat still for a very long time . We did not notice we were beginning to petrify.
Since she has run wild, she will soon petrify and meet her demise.
Which would mean I might know what 's causing Derek to petrify.
But they can petrify your brain!
It will not only settle them, it will petrify them.

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