frightening

Example Sentences

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Perhaps we’ve become so comfortable here in this flawed dwelling that any alternative is more frightening than staying put.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

"And in some ways, I think that's even more frightening."

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

"At the end there can be a death rattle - a sound of hard breathing that can be frightening for people in the room," she says.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

The reader is invited to follow her often frightening pursuit of spiritual penance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

That menacing message was soon followed by an even more frightening development.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin