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That should frighten audiences — all audiences, even those who only see a handful of movies theatrically in an entire year.

From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026

First used by Ottoman military "mehter" bands to frighten and demoralise the enemy, cymbals were a useful tool for an empire on the warpath.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

“They tell you to alert the bear to make sure you don’t frighten it. I called, ‘Hey bear!

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026

"Until yesterday, I never thought there would be something that would frighten me of going back to Liverpool after the break. Team-mates come and go but not like this," Salah posted last summer.

From BBC ● May 23, 2026

We made it about half a mile up the mountain, moving deliberately so as not to frighten the horses, winding our way through the wheat fields.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

What frightens Atash Heil is the uncertainty of what an AI-dominated future might look like - and the speed of the transformation graduates have witnessed during their college years.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

It frightens me how painfully ironic it feels to cover a film about my industry’s demise when it was “The Devil Wears Prada” that pointed me here in the first place.

From Salon ● May 1, 2026

I’m not here to persuade you to fly if it frightens you that much.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 9, 2026

Desai: It looked at year end like Kevin Hassett’s star was on the rise, but none of the names discussed frightens me.

From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026

Oma sits next to Opa and says, "Hitler frightens me. Those crazy eyes of his! And the way he knows exactly how to bring a crowd to hysteria."

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

That is precisely why the NFL, and not the frightened kid, should be the one to move first.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026

It was easier to avoid the water than to confront something that had frightened me since childhood.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

"My condition got worse over several days. Being told I needed emergency surgery is something I'll never forget. I was frightened I might die," the factory worker added.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

His favorite musician is Prince, but when the book begins, he’s too frightened to buy the artist’s new album, “Lovesexy.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

Whatever Margaret had just seen had frightened her terribly!

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

That makes it seem so tame, but it’s so, so frightening.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

But her life took a dramatic and frightening turn during a performance of Queen musical We Will Rock You at the London Coliseum.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

I walk down the street and I see an alarming number of people wearing weighted walking vests now, which is so frightening that it requires me to catch my breath every now and again.

From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026

That is more frightening than stupidity, which can at least be kept out of the meeting.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

And I was thinking how that can come over you, out of nowhere, and if it wasn’t such a fine feeling, it might almost be frightening.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan