scared
Example Sentences
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New Yorkers famously went out to the bars that very night, refusing to sit scared in our apartments.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
One tech expert postulated that Hugging Face was an example of an AI that got scared because it couldn’t complete its task.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
“Anyone who has wrangled a scared cat knows it’s not just like picking up a dog and holding them,” Mathers said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
"We are scared," Bassam al Assaf told me.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Mama came running, scared half out of her wits.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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