Example sentences for: petrified

How can you use “petrified” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The best place to survey the aftermath of the petrified lava is from the beautifully preserved 16th-century Castillo de San Miguel.

  • In the middle of the nearby Pond of Neptune (Vasca del Nettuno), the burly sea god wields his trident in petrified parody of one of the Boboli’s gardeners.

  • With its tiny budget of $75,000, the film cleverly keeps the evil off-screen: "Most of the time, it's what the three witch-searchers don't see--but fear--that gets our petrified juices flowing or curdling.

  • (Simpson also told me that after Drudge's report Isikoff "was fairly petrified that he would be pulled into a conflicted situation" and that their book project was "most emphatically" dropped.)

  • El Golfo, by contrast, is a placid, emerald-green lagoon set beside a cliff that resembles a gigantic petrified tidal wave just about to break.


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