frighten

Example Sentences

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The vast majority of people in the middle of the debate were silent while the "people at the extremes" and rhetoric in the media had been "frightening for young people", the clinician said.

From BBC

You’d assume from the pose that she’s sleeping, except her eyes are wide open, and in this frightened or startled expression.

From Los Angeles Times

Antisemitism in Australia is "frightening" but most people want good relations, Israel's President Isaac Herzog said on Thursday as he wrapped up a four-day visit and was met by protests in the city of Melbourne.

From Barron's

While some of these were "frightening"m he says others felt "great" and strangely beautiful.

From BBC

It sounds dangerous and frightening, not beautiful like a tropical fish.

From Literature