frighten

Example Sentences

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Eyewitnesses told the Minnesota Star Tribune that staff were frightened when the officers came to dine earlier in the day.

From Salon

Bennett, who last spoke to his parents on Wednesday, said during the brief communication he's been able to have, they've told him of the "unsafe" and "frightening" conditions of the prison.

From BBC

“They both can get a body shaken up. But I ain’t—er, haven’t—ever been frightened by either yet. Why do you ask?”

From Literature

Mullen said her two children, aged two and 14, are frightened to go outside.

From BBC

“It’s more frightening when something is not instantly fully understood and seen,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times