frightened

Example Sentences

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People are frustrated, frightened and angry about homelessness “and the crime associated with it,” Ron said in an email.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

"I was frightened, because I had never ever seen Joe like that before or since. Never," she told "CBS News Sunday Morning" as part of an interview airing this weekend.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

So if you — like many in the financial media — are worried about private credit, you should be downright frightened by private equity.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

Thucydides was the great ancient historian of the Peloponnesian War, and he argued that a rising Athens frightened Sparta and led to war.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

And then there is the sound of one’s own frightened heart, beating much too loudly as one begins to think one has made a dreadful mistake to ever leave the comforts of home.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood