scare
Example Sentences
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The jury then heard how Longhurst called his mother, who was working on deliveries at a takeaway restaurant, but did not mention the accident, adding: "I was scared if she would judge me."
From BBC
The Azzurri failed to make the Super 8 stage but beat Nepal in Mumbai and gave England a scare in Kolkata in their Group C fixtures.
From BBC
White added: "It was a man making a young woman scared - it's going to be alarm bells."
From BBC
“The movies that impacted me the most as a kid, a lot of them did scare me, but they rewarded me as well,” says Shi.
From Los Angeles Times
He is demanding of those around him and is not scared to let team-mates know when they have fallen below the standards he expects.
From BBC
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