frighten

Example Sentences

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It sounds dangerous and frightening, not beautiful like a tropical fish.

From Literature

The mist billowed around her, and she started like a frightened animal.

From Literature

And I was thinking how that can come over you, out of nowhere, and if it wasn’t such a fine feeling, it might almost be frightening.

From Literature

Her aunt works at the the plant, which is located behind a forest that backs on to her house."Of course it's frightening," when Russia attacks, she said.

From Barron's

He hoped she was shivering because she was cold, not frightened.

From Literature