scared to death
Example Sentences
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"I think they are scared to death and they have every right to be scared to death," she said.
From Salon • May 13, 2025
And scared to death that their best player might not be there to help them finish.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 26, 2024
"I was scared to death," confesses Gordon Prime.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2024
“It cut deep because, if you think about it, it’s still going on to this day. You get pulled over by police, you’re scared to death, even me as a woman,” Perdue said.
From Seattle Times • May 20, 2024
James Mortimer’s friend, Sir Charles Baskerville, has died of a heart attack and James Mortimer thinks that he might have been scared to death.
From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon
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