scared
Example Sentences
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Scared by his sincerity, Violetta warns him off with a bouncy display of vocal fireworks that declare that she isn’t one to be caged by commitment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
“I don’t want anything. I just wanna be OK. Scared brother.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2025
Scared money sits in a vault and pretends to read the Wall Street Journal.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 5, 2025
"That was my own version of Scared Straight."
From BBC • Aug. 15, 2024
Scared of waking her, I grabbed Lassie Come-Home and headed for the window, with Georgie right behind me.
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
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