scarier

Example Sentences

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Barker has no interest in shining some light on Nikki when keeping his woebegone protagonist in the dark is scarier.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

Hannah once said: “I know a dark alley is scary. But I’ll tell you, there’s no scarier place than a country road at night when the sky’s gone full dark and no stars.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

On the scarier side, Wright says there's another place we can already see the combination of robotics and agentic AI: battlefield drones.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

“What’s even scarier than the skepticism around actual AI is that a lot of people are assuming real stuff is AI.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Dad’s voice was real calm and that was scarier than if he’d been yelling.

From "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" by Christopher Paul Curtis