scare off
Example Sentences
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The policy could also scare off other mining investment, he said, asking: "Are we putting ourselves out of competition?"
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
Armed only with a lamp, he managed to scare off the men by bluffing that he had a gun, causing them to flee the scene empty-handed.
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026
Losses can scare off inexperienced investors, and Zheng’s father had told her, “You cannot trust the market.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025
Local business owners say the park’s problems scare off customers.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2025
My staff had become a bunch of organized troublemakers to scare off some bad guys.
From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen
