frightened

Example Sentences

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But after that, she was frightened and unable to sleep.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Official L.A., anxious to mollify angry and frightened Angelenos, dropped the hammer on a plant near downtown L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

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 • Mar. 12, 2026

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 • Mar. 12, 2026

But, sadly for Abel, not nearly as many as frightened Americans seemed to think.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin