freak out

Example Sentences

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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

But as much as people freak out over Mamdani’s modest proposal of building a few government-run grocery stores, this conflict is not about policy.

From Salon

“There’s a pumpkin that people freak out about, these things from Colorado, we call them ‘Phat Jacks’—the stems are super thick and grow all crazy,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

“We all knew it was an ad, right? No, I think most people that text me are also aware that it’s probably an ad, so it wasn’t. … Nobody was freaking out.”

From Los Angeles Times

David and Sarah don’t want to freak out their parents, so they have to act like nothing weird is going on, allowing these scenes to have interesting, unexplored levels.

From Los Angeles Times