frightening

Example Sentences

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Perhaps we’ve become so comfortable here in this flawed dwelling that any alternative is more frightening than staying put.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

Jessica Faselt and Jamez McCorkle as the twins Sieglinde and Siegmund, along with Soloman Howard as the frightening Hunding, made the more lyrical first act glow.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

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

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

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

From BBC • May 2, 2026

“Creepy-crawly—wherever do you learn these expressions, Margaret? At least dead animals stay where you put them. They don’t go skittering around beneath your chair and frightening you half to death!”

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood