more frightening
Example Sentences
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"A neurotoxin, a radioactive substance, or a toxic substance is much more frightening than an explosive or being shot to death."
From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026
“It’s more frightening when something is not instantly fully understood and seen,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2026
The film’s comedy won’t appeal to all tastes, but some will welcome the leavening effect it has on the movie’s more frightening aspects.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025
Far more frightening is the prospect of life as a divorcee, which she can’t imagine.
From Salon • Aug. 10, 2025
He does not know what the boundary is, and he can get no explanation of it, which is frightening enough, but the fear he hears in the voices of his elders is more frightening still.
From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin
