scary
Example Sentences
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“I was really nervous to get tested because it is a scary piece of information,” Schiffman said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
“It’s a scary play,” Vegas forward Brett Howden said after the game.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
“Defense is no longer just a panic trade on scary news,” says Ruben Dalfovo, investment strategist at Saxo Bank in Denmark.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
She said it was a "scary" thing to do alone and that two was better than one because they were both "doing it together".
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
That settles it: There are few things as scary as a forest with no living things in it.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
Vocabulary lists containing scary
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -y
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Unit 18, Lesson 1
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