frightfully
Example Sentences
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"He had black crew-cut hair and National Health glasses and was frightfully shy and very poor... I started selling the odd drawing on his behalf for seven or eight pounds."
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
After a frightfully cold spell, a return to milder temperatures can cause previously frozen pipes to burst.
From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2026
And it is fantasy to try to divorce sports from the times we live in and the events that unfold, sometimes frightfully, beyond the comfortable confines of the stadium and arena.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2025
Alabama has mostly breezed through the first month of the season, with one big scare and three games that were frightfully but predictably easy.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 26, 2022
With the first picture he sent, it was clear he sneaked off and tried to get a good look at the Well of Lightning, so we were all frightfully excited.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
