frighteningly

Example Sentences

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Ryan Campbell, Durham coach and contemporary of Spencer at Western Australia, said he was "ridiculously and frighteningly fast".

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025

Candy prices are frighteningly high this Halloween, with consumers getting less value in their candy bags, according to commodities consultant Judy Ganes of JGanes Consulting.

From Barron's • Oct. 24, 2025

Yet he is frighteningly convincing in another extreme role.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

This darkest of farces is also frighteningly timely.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2025

She hadn’t lost her temper exactly, but her voice was frighteningly stern, and the men’s voices, which until this point had been arguing with her, fell silent.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro