in fright
Example Sentences
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In the single-voice readings, you must imagine the shrieking, which goes on even after Harry has slammed the book shut in fright.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025
“Where to?” he asks, before peering into his rear-view mirror and jumping in fright as he sees that his passengers are a mangled animatronic bear and a little girl.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2023
For me, that usually involves an inexplicable amount of extra cheese which would make any pizza purist shiver in fright, but that's just the way I prefer it.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2023
If somebody yells, “Snake!” are you more likely to jump back in fright or say, “Ooh, where?”
From Scientific American • Aug. 16, 2022
Milo jumped back in fright and quickly grabbed Tock to make sure that his alarm didn’t go off—for he knew how much witches hate loud noises.
From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster
