scared
Example Sentences
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"I have bottled water and other supplies," Matsuura said, adding he would "stay scared and cautious for the next few days" in case another big quake strikes.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
Like I said, if she lacks confidence she might be too scared to ask questions.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
"I was surprised, and scared," she told BBC News.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
But, as she later acknowledges, “women have always scared me more than men, because the pain they’ve caused me always goes so much deeper, and because I take them so much more seriously.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Daisy laughed so loud it scared our old hens and they all started cackling.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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