frightened
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Turning to his anxious helmsman, Pericles took his cloak and held it in front of the man’s eyes, asking if this made him frightened.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
The easily frightened — and the recently engaged — might be advised to approach Boston’s new series, which premiered Thursday, with caution.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
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 • Mar. 23, 2026
At the same time, frightened sailors who don't fulfil their contracts by abandoning ship will have difficulties finding future employment as shipping companies may blacklist them.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
And still the frightened, homeless people kept coming, and with them tales of a mounting madness.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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