freak out

Example Sentences

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After she nurses him back to health, Matt falls madly in love only to freak out when he learns about her sordid past.

From Los Angeles Times

"If you were, like, 'There's turbulence up ahead, I don't know if we're actually going to land in Dallas'... everyone on the plane is going to freak out," she explains.

From BBC

It’s easier than freaking out about it all day.

From Literature

Sometimes, investors freak out when a company makes a deal.

From Barron's

That is until Maia and Alani ignore a sign to stay downstairs and find him hiding out in his bedroom watching YouTube videos on a big TV; the latter freaks out and leaves the room.

From Los Angeles Times