scaring

Example Sentences

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A series of military exercises taking place in empty buildings across the Southland are scaring residents and rattling neighbors as the sound of gunfire rings out in the dark and troops descend from helicopters.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

“Higher mortgage rates are scaring off some buyers, but that’s opening the door for others,” Chen Zhao, Redfin’s head of economics research, said in a statement.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

In a radio interview Tuesday, he warned Mamdani against scaring off wealthy people like the Citadel chief executive.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

StepChange said this was counterproductive, scaring people who can't, rather than won't, pay.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

One time he even barked at Genie, scaring him half to death.

From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds