frighten

Example Sentences

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Ablakwa described the figures as "depressing and frightening," saying Ghana "cannot turn a blind eye to these heartbreaking statistics".

From BBC

“If the instructions are ‘identify and target’ and there’s no human checkpoint, the speed and scale at which that could operate is genuinely frightening,” Claude informed me.

From Los Angeles Times

The frightened Mr. Owen wanted the lights turned up immediately.

From Literature

"He was frightened of his own shame being made public, and of losing his ministry," it reads.

From BBC

Later, alone and faced with the choice of a losing battle against seven brigands or abandoning a group of frightened orphans to their fate, Brienne decides that she has “no chance, and no choice.”

From Salon