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
Braxton: Are you asking whether Belinda, who almost collapsed in fright after seeing a lizard in her room, would attend a party hosted by a guy she suspects might be trying to kill her?
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2025
For me, that usually involves an inexplicable amount of extra cheese which would make any pizza purist shiver in fright, but that's just the way I prefer it.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 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 tall, cadaverous stranger fell back in fright at the chaplain’s cry and shrieked, “Don’t hurt me!”
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
