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
Braxton: Are you asking whether Belinda, who almost collapsed in fright after seeing a lizard in her room, would attend a party hosted by a guy she suspects might be trying to kill her?
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2025
We can laugh together, cry together, scream in fright together, perhaps sit in devastated silence together.
From Salon • Mar. 3, 2025
If somebody yells, “Snake!” are you more likely to jump back in fright or say, “Ooh, where?”
From Scientific American • Aug. 16, 2022
The sound of their flippers scratching made Sarah yelp in fright.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
