scare off
Example Sentences
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Walter is now racing to sell or unwind many of those undisclosed loans to head off ratings downgrades that would scare off policy buyers, the Journal reported.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Investing in a company constructing data centers at scale for a limited numbers of equally ambitious customers comes with “inherent risks,” BofA said, but that shouldn’t scare off investors.
From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026
Local business owners say the park’s problems scare off customers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2025
But it may be enough to scare off a neophyte.
From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2025
I immediately started screaming to scare off the bees.
From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge
