frightened

Example Sentences

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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.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Amy and I were as frightened as any new couple when we had our first child, looking at each other wondering how we were going to keep this fragile little creature alive.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the review, she said: "The farming sector is bewildered and frightened of what might lie ahead."

From BBC

Hope says putting herself in the environment that made her frightened for short periods gradually helped her to get used to hospitals.

From BBC