frightened

Example Sentences

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At the same time, frightened sailors who don't fulfil their contracts by abandoning ship will have difficulties finding future employment as shipping companies may blacklist them.

From BBC

The soldiers were frightened of Issa, whose dark powers, they suspected, had allowed him to survive the fierce assault on his house.

From The Wall Street Journal

"They have this experience and, haven't been able to share with their relatives simply because they're too frightened and they themselves think to themselves "is this dementia?" and that's the hard thing about this condition."

From BBC

But a week on, while some people are still celebrating every strike on the regime, others are increasingly frightened, questioning the motives and endgame of the war.

From BBC

The smell excited the dogs and they began to run faster, although continuing down the trail; I turned to look back from the sled and saw why the doe was frightened.

From Literature