be frightened
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
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
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
But Kolesnikov notes the vast majority of Russians who are mostly apathetic or unwilling to make larger sacrifices could be frightened and appalled by that message.
From Washington Times • Jun. 23, 2023
Then—but they think Theodora did it on purpose, made me mad so I wouldn’t be frightened; how shameful to be maneuvered that way.
From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson
