spooked
Example Sentences
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A years-long crisis in the once-booming property sector has spooked consumers, though analysts say there have been signs of slight recovery in the real estate market in recent months.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
But the president also bought a number of software stocks amid the sector’s brutal selloff as artificial-intelligence fears spooked investors earlier this year.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Although the spring season got off to a rocky start in March, there are some indications buyers aren’t getting spooked easily this month.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
At the EU summit in Cyprus this week, leaders were sufficiently spooked as to want to explore a once little-known clause of the EU treaty - the mutual defence article 42.7.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
Cob and the others exchanged shaky smiles, like boys spooked by a ghost story.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
