spook

Example Sentences

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But a rate above 6.5% could spook more buyers out of the market.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

“If we’re below the put strike, for example, a lot of what’s going to spook people is the selling that has to happen just to complete the hedge,” Roos told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 28, 2026

The zoo has urged people not to approach Samba or attempt to catch her, warning this could "spook" the animal and push her out of the area.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

“And again, it requires one sea mine, one unmanned aerial vehicle to spook all those operators.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

A lifetime of small talk with the dead had made him hard to spook.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny