- comparative of scary.
scarier
Example Sentences
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"They did it autonomously, without any human encouragement. They chose to go on this hacking spree. It was the combination of things getting faster and things also getting scarier," Coxon said.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Did anything else happen today that is extremely relevant to this topic but in a much scarier way?
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
Barker has no interest in shining some light on Nikki when keeping his woebegone protagonist in the dark is scarier.
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2026
Hannah once said: “I know a dark alley is scary. But I’ll tell you, there’s no scarier place than a country road at night when the sky’s gone full dark and no stars.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026
She wasn’t sure what had been scarier: the strangers trying to spirit her away or the fact that she wasn’t sure she wanted them to fail.
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
