frighten
Example Sentences
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"People are frightened. There's a lot of fear and anxiety," she said.
From BBC
Oftentimes, indeed, I wished that Willem did not see quite so well, for much that he saw was frightening.
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I think I had never been so frightened in all my life as I was at that moment.
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She described it as her lowest point, feeling "frightened and terrified", and said the years of stress mean she will never "be the same person again".
From BBC
Then the strange wolf stopped yip-and-yowling and advanced in frightening silence.
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