fright
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Some tips for scaredy cats: If you don’t like spooky scary skeletons, creepy crawlies, or horror flicks, Halloween season can be a fright to endure.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026
She had had a fright and could not even deal with the concern and empathy of onlookers.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
The wife of a man who was nearly sucked head-first out of a cabin window in mid-air on a Ryanair plane has described her fright at the incident.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
The East Coast parades were raucous affairs with participants including a shock rock band in two-foot fright wigs and neon body paint performing from a flatbed truck.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
I looked up in fright, thinking the wind would knock me off my knees.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
Eventually, he finds himself inside a barn with anthropomorphized hay and other frights.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
On the field, he has impressed as a young captain and here, not without frights, he came through his toughest test so far.
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2026
These spots are sure to give frights and delights.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2025
What DrownedOut learned, says Evaristo, was that minimal design with simple misdirections can go a long way in creating frights.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2025
Once the boogeyperson is done telling us about a few of her favorite frights, Agent Kozy lets us ask questions.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
