frighten

Example Sentences

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That job done, he turned and looked around the dimly lit room, his blue eyes flashing in a pale frightened face.

From Literature

"What frightens myself and my husband is what I think has happened with Fairmont," she said.

From BBC

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

At the Shah’s insistence, the country was Westernizing and modernizing, an exciting or frightening prospect depending on who you were.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ablakwa described the figures as "depressing and frightening," saying Ghana "cannot turn a blind eye to these heartbreaking statistics".

From BBC