in fright
Example Sentences
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O’Brien, in fright makeup and wig, looked like Aunt Gladys, the orange-haired witch in the horror movie “Weapons.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026
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
We can laugh together, cry together, scream in fright together, perhaps sit in devastated silence together.
From Salon • Mar. 3, 2025
If somebody yells, “Snake!” are you more likely to jump back in fright or say, “Ooh, where?”
From Scientific American • Aug. 16, 2022
I looked up in fright, thinking the wind would knock me off my knees.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
