frightfully

Example Sentences

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After a frightfully cold spell, a return to milder temperatures can cause previously frozen pipes to burst.

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026

And it is fantasy to try to divorce sports from the times we live in and the events that unfold, sometimes frightfully, beyond the comfortable confines of the stadium and arena.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2025

That meant if lots of layoffs were happening or if the stock market was tumbling too frightfully, the Fed could cut interest rates down to zero.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 2, 2023

He looks frightfully self-conscious, not so much like a man wearing uncomfortable wool or cotton but one who realizes he’s wearing the emperor’s clothes.

From Washington Post • Jan. 24, 2023

“These are nothing more than knobby, ugly, dirty turnips. I asked for beautiful and frightfully expensive tulips.”

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood