be frightened

Example Sentences

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Yet what if we should really be frightened not so much of the “long, cold dark” as our unwillingness to confront it?

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2024

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

You were always such a nervous child, you used to be frightened of the dark when you were a little boy, I had to leave a lamp on, beside your bed.'

From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill