in fright
Example Sentences
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In the single-voice readings, you must imagine the shrieking, which goes on even after Harry has slammed the book shut in fright.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
We can laugh together, cry together, scream in fright together, perhaps sit in devastated silence together.
From Salon ● Mar. 3, 2025
Would I run screaming from the theater, if not in fright then in fury?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2023
If somebody yells, “Snake!” are you more likely to jump back in fright or say, “Ooh, where?”
From Scientific American ● Aug. 16, 2022
The woman in the uniform jumped back in fright.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
