terrific

In a sentence

Six example sentences with terrific, each labelled with its topic.

• A terrific gust came off the ridge and flattened the tents before anyone could get the poles down.

  Environment

• The rocket left with a terrific roar that rattled windows eight miles away and set every car alarm off.

  Science

• He hit the rim with terrific force, and the ball bounced past the free throw line into the crowd.

  Basketball

• The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa produced a terrific blast that was heard nearly three thousand miles away.

  History

• A pizza oven runs at a terrific heat, and the dough blisters and browns in ninety seconds flat.

  Cooking

• The drummer hit the final beat with terrific force, and the snare head split straight down the middle.

  Music

Found in these word lists

• Business Word List (part 1)Authoritative

Each source is a published word list that contains terrific. No exam board publishes an official GRE, GMAT or SAT list; GMAT words come from GRE lists and the Academic Word List.

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