scare off
Example Sentences
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The policy could also scare off other mining investment, he said, asking: "Are we putting ourselves out of competition?"
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
Armed only with a lamp, he managed to scare off the men by bluffing that he had a gun, causing them to flee the scene empty-handed.
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026
Losses can scare off inexperienced investors, and Zheng’s father had told her, “You cannot trust the market.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025
But it may be enough to scare off a neophyte.
From Salon • Aug. 3, 2025
My dad, who only had on his sock monkey pajama bottoms, turned on his electric guitar and made this earsplitting screechy sound to scare off the raccoon.
From "Crenshaw" by Katherine Applegate
