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in fright



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O’Brien, in fright makeup and wig, looked like Aunt Gladys, the orange-haired witch in the horror movie “Weapons.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

“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

When he turned over and sat up, Lina saw that his face was scratched and his eyes wide open in fright.

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau




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