frightened

Example Sentences

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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

He believed he could do the work, what frightened him was everything else.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

She described it as her lowest point, feeling "frightened and terrified", and said the years of stress mean she will never "be the same person again".

From BBC • Mar. 18, 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

She had a grouchy face, and when Sam had seen her for the first time, he had been frightened by her face.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry