frightened

Example Sentences

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Dahl made his fortune by tapping into the delight children take in being frightened, conjuring worlds where evil lurks, often in human form.

From The Wall Street Journal

A British man jailed with his wife in Iran on espionage charges has said they feel frightened by the war and abandoned by the British government.

From BBC

"People are frightened. There's a lot of fear and anxiety," she said.

From BBC

And still the frightened, homeless people kept coming, and with them tales of a mounting madness.

From Literature

I think I had never been so frightened in all my life as I was at that moment.

From Literature