be frightened
Example Sentences
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"Don't be frightened to hold your hand up and say, 'Give me some help,'" she says.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
But, he said, there was no time to be frightened.
From BBC ● May 31, 2024
Patients may be frightened during the hallucinations, Whinkin says.
From National Geographic ● Nov. 16, 2023
And I know a lot about homeless people — how you strike up a conversation and how you don’t have to be frightened.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2023
The child pretended to be frightened, but she knew her uncle was a doctor and that the bag contained the tools of his profession.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
