How to Use terrific in a Sentence

terrific

adjective
  • They did a terrific job painting the house.
  • I had a terrific time.
  • We were hit by a terrific snowstorm last week.
  • Your test scores were terrific.
  • She's given me some terrific ideas.
  • I've recovered completely. In fact, I feel terrific.
  • Near the end of the run, Fiske made a terrific move to fake out a would-be tackler.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
  • That’s terrific from the Jazz against one of the best isolation teams in the league.
    — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 June 2021
  • Some of them were terrific, like Mandy, but some of them didn't work.
    — Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 24 Apr. 2023
  • Some of them were terrific, like Mandy, but some of them didn’t work.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2022
  • Some of them were terrific, like ‘Mandy,’ but some of them didn’t work.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 22 Mar. 2022
  • Huaraches are terrific, with a layer of bean at the center of the corn dough.
    — Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2021
  • The terrific work the L.A. Times has done this year to bring climate issues to the forefront.
    — Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2023
  • Yang may be the MVP in this ensemble, though the cast is terrific across the board.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 23 May 2022
  • Stocks are terrific for building wealth over the long term but risky over the short term.
    — Dallas News, 13 June 2021
  • Miller is terrific and funny in a trio of comedic cabaret songs.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2022
  • Just look at the terrific films and stars left standing, shut out.
    — Tom Gliatto, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
  • Hats off to Coach (Kalani) Sitake and them for a terrific season.
    — Evan Dudley, al, 18 Dec. 2021
  • To shoot 3-under par as a team on that course is terrific.
    — Rick Hoff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2022
  • The house has been a terrific asset to have in the last several years, and that's the main reason.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 17 July 2024
  • But when the switch flips and the whole picture becomes clear, so does the terrific scope of Coogler’s triumph.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Look, Mahomes is terrific when his back is against the wall.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2025
  • Crosby missed the start of the season because of wrist surgery and Covid-19, but has been terrific since.
    — New York Times, 3 May 2022
  • But a terrific camp in San Jose might alter those plans a bit.
    — Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 15 Sep. 2024
  • Maryland was terrific at home this season and not very good on the road.
    — Noah Trister, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Low tide is the best time to visit, and sunsets are terrific.
    — Katie Kiefner, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2025
  • Dinner at a Zeru A terrific start to any weekend evening is a meal at Zeru.
    — Sherrie Nachman, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2023
  • The beefy smash burger is terrific, but a lot of places do good burgers.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2022
  • That may not be enough to justify his persecution complex, but Dickinson’s terrific debut insists that the view from our side of the screen is just as clear as the one from Mike’s.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 17 May 2025
  • The actor stars opposite a terrific female cast in a story that plays out like a 1950s Hollywood weepie, piling on the tears but not always doing it convincingly.
    — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025

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