be frightened
Example Sentences
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The Stand Up To Cancer show, presented by celebrities including Davina McCall, Adam Hills and Clare Balding, has urged people not to be frightened of getting cancer checks.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2025
"Of what and of whom should I be frightened? I'm not scared of anyone. I speak the truth. And they know that."
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2025
No one goes to Cannes expecting to be frightened by a film about a long-dead British writer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2025
Patients may be frightened during the hallucinations, Whinkin says.
From National Geographic ● Nov. 16, 2023
She thought about Mrs. Murdo, who might already have seen the posters, and who would be frightened if guards came looking for Lina and terrified if Lina didn’t come home by nightfall.
From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau
