frightfully

Example Sentences

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The sounds, those seductively embracing and those frightfully howling in the wind, became an acknowledged life in all its strangeness, the animal kingdom as counselor to our uncertainties, indulgences and differences.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2025

"All the other people in the class were frightfully posh and they were all shrieking with laughter," Dame Sheila recalled.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2024

He looks frightfully self-conscious, not so much like a man wearing uncomfortable wool or cotton but one who realizes he’s wearing the emperor’s clothes.

From Washington Post • Jan. 24, 2023

Of course, UW still fell frightfully short of 19 touchdowns.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 25, 2022

"Oh, really? The Owens are frightfully keen on it, I suppose. What are they like? Do tell me."

From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie