frightening

Example Sentences

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"And in some ways, I think that's even more frightening."

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

Judy, also from the Marina, said: "It just makes it feel more poignant and frightening actually that it can happen so close."

From BBC • May 14, 2026

For some Jewish people, it simply feels too frightening to go to synagogue at all.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

The reader is invited to follow her often frightening pursuit of spiritual penance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

“How good to see you again. I know why you have come. I think perhaps we should talk privately, don’t you? But first, perhaps…your soldiers, their rifles, they are frightening the children.”

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo