scarier

Example Sentences

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Of course, a skeptic is going to tell these Knicks that their opponents have been lousy, and what’s coming—the winner of a tense Western Conference Final between San Antonio and Oklahoma City—is far scarier.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

"They were shouting the whole time, and it got louder during the film's scarier scenes," she tells the BBC.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

How do you make a film scary when every waking day is scarier?

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

Eye-watering capex, like a blunt medical diagnosis, can sometimes sound far scarier than it ultimately proves to be.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

He glared at the wall all night, looking scarier and angrier than Deborah had ever seen a person look.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot