frightened

Example Sentences

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Federal Judge for the Southern District of Florida, said that district courts are “still functioning,” but warned that her colleagues are growing frightened in the current climate, which she called “very dangerous.”

From Salon

The frightened Mr. Owen wanted the lights turned up immediately.

From Literature

"He was frightened of his own shame being made public, and of losing his ministry," it reads.

From BBC

Later, alone and faced with the choice of a losing battle against seven brigands or abandoning a group of frightened orphans to their fate, Brienne decides that she has “no chance, and no choice.”

From Salon

“Jay Berry,” she said in a frightened voice, “that thing’s not a monkey. It looks like a young gorilla. You be careful.”

From Literature