frightfully
Example Sentences
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"He had black crew-cut hair and National Health glasses and was frightfully shy and very poor... I started selling the odd drawing on his behalf for seven or eight pounds."
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
After a frightfully cold spell, a return to milder temperatures can cause previously frozen pipes to burst.
From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2026
Perhaps one could argue that this kind of frightfully subdued blockbuster is a result of audiences being confused about what they want.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2025
The sounds, those seductively embracing and those frightfully howling in the wind, became an acknowledged life in all its strangeness, the animal kingdom as counselor to our uncertainties, indulgences and differences.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2025
The dogs of the village smelled or heard or sensed them coming, and began to howl frightfully; and the reindeer in their enclosure moved about nervously, their antlers clashing like dry sticks.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
