scary

Example Sentences

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During Covid, he said, it was his aim to "provide some light relief because it was a scary time".

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Horror movies need to be scary but relevant.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

“It’s uncomfortable to go counterculture, and if you have the whole industry being against something, it can be scary to be a little more public,” Shulman says, sipping his green juice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

In his pursuit of answers, Roher employs a cloying framework: his loving wife occasionally narrating as if this were a storybook and Roher the protagonist of a scary adventure.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Or, even worse, what if Mrs. Brisbane had a scary pet, like a dog?

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney