frightened

Example Sentences

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The policewoman frightened him so much with warnings of severe legal consequences that he avoided telling his daughters or bank managers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 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

He believed he could do the work, what frightened him was everything else.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

A British man jailed with his wife in Iran on espionage charges has said they feel frightened by the war and abandoned by the British government.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Below the surface, frightened animal voices cried out.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown