be frightened

Example Sentences

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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

"I know what its like to be frightened of an adult who is in authority over you and how hard it is to speak up," he said.

From BBC • Oct. 3, 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

I don’t have the energy to be frightened.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood