frighten
Example Sentences
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“To see him turned into this frightened, unsure, self-conscious human being, it wasn’t him.”
His voice held steady long enough to tell the high-school players he coaches that doubt is real and frightening but that you can’t run from it.
"It was one of the most frightening things and it was while Carmel was still alive in captivity."
From BBC
Amy and I were as frightened as any new couple when we had our first child, looking at each other wondering how we were going to keep this fragile little creature alive.
She had to be admitted to hospital and was given oxygen in an incident her grandson Gareth Gibson said was frightening.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
