frightened

Example Sentences

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"I know them, I know their tricks. I know they're very much frightened," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 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

The soldiers were frightened of Issa, whose dark powers, they suspected, had allowed him to survive the fierce assault on his house.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

"People are frightened," he told AFP as he crossed into Armenia at the Agarak/Norduz border crossing.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

She remembered the frightened look in their eyes as they saw fire for the first time.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown