frightening

Example Sentences

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Cantey's voice still catches with emotion as she recalls that frightening time and devastating toll.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

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

The third night she awoke from a dream so frightening she could not remember it at all, save for the sound of galloping hooves.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood