scaring

Example Sentences

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Fuel shortages and economic turmoil are scaring away foreign visitors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

"It was just a way for them to sound smart, and I really hate that. I think we're scaring people and that's irresponsible," he said.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Resident Faye Sturgess said: "Being a farming community, we're used to hearing bangs from scaring the rabbits in the fields, but this was like nothing I've ever heard."

From BBC • May 10, 2026

In horror, more is more — more gore, more jump scares, more shadowed silhouettes; all in service of scaring the viewer.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

Some folks say Mrs. Brown’s touched in the head, but ’cept for scaring me in the woods at night she treats me real kind.

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis