frighten
Example Sentences
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Great performances, frightening plot twists and three guesses where they all wind up.
From Los Angeles Times
Ms Dodsworth added that her family "would be on eggshells" around Wignall whenever they came over, "because they were frightened of him too".
From BBC
“To see him turned into this frightened, unsure, self-conscious human being, it wasn’t him.”
His voice held steady long enough to tell the high-school players he coaches that doubt is real and frightening but that you can’t run from it.
"It was one of the most frightening things and it was while Carmel was still alive in captivity."
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
