frightened

Example Sentences

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"I know them, I know their tricks. I know they're very much frightened," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

She said the closure of shops was a "massive shame", adding: "They might have lost quite a lot of money from that. A lot of the staff are very frightened."

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Official L.A., anxious to mollify angry and frightened Angelenos, dropped the hammer on a plant near downtown L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Dahl made his fortune by tapping into the delight children take in being frightened, conjuring worlds where evil lurks, often in human form.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Then her claws, her jaws, her very strangeness might have frightened him into backing away.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville