frighten

Example Sentences

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"I can't believe they don't look like a confident team for where they are in the league. They've got to get back to basics and start embracing this challenge instead of being frightened of it."

From BBC

"It was scary. It was really frightening when they occupied. We were at home that night," Dariia told me.

From BBC

It was her first language, and Natalie sometimes found herself falling back on it when she was frightened or confused.

From Literature

A second opinion may be even more frightening.

From Los Angeles Times

Eyewitnesses told the Minnesota Star Tribune that staff were frightened when the officers came to dine earlier in the day.

From Salon