frighten

“They tell you to alert the bear to make sure you don’t frighten it. I called, ‘Hey bear!

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026

“My concern is about the publicizing of these kinds of incidents as a tool to frighten people,” Weiser said.

From Salon ● May 14, 2026

They suggest this may represent a medieval form of "fake news," or perhaps an exaggerated story intended to frighten people with warnings of divine punishment.

From Science Daily ● May 13, 2026

And the fact that Bruce Springsteen kicked off his classic 1978 album “Darkness on the Edge of Town” with a song called “Badlands” would frighten most heartland rock artists away from attempting the same.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026

“No, Hlao-roo. We don’t want to frighten him. Three’s too many.”

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

I’m not here to persuade you to fly if it frightens you that much.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 9, 2026

"Touch wood, no. I've been very, very close. It's this that frightens them", he tugs his orange vest.

From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2026

Desai: It looked at year end like Kevin Hassett’s star was on the rise, but none of the names discussed frightens me.

From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026

A sniff of a rotting old chair frightens Indy so much, he wets the rug.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2025

It frightens me to think of myself so vulnerable.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

Three months on, she’s still too frightened to return to the hospital to have her stitches removed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026

"I was frightened because no one was explaining what was going on," she says.

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026

People are frustrated, frightened and angry about homelessness “and the crime associated with it,” Ron said in an email.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026

She said the experience had made her feel "really frightened".

From BBC ● May 28, 2026

Soon, we heard the rumbling of the charger behind us, plowing through frightened shoppers.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

For many people, that’s a frightening prospect — and understandably so.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026

What’s frightening is how frequently those revelations happen by total accident.

From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026

"I think they have a lot more to offer which is a frightening thing for the rest of the teams in the competition."

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

"First let me say, I like fireworks -- I think they're fun," Russell Dickerson, a professor of atmospheric chemistry at the University of Maryland told AFP, but said the number in question was "frightening."

From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026

Cluny was the picture of barbaric power, geared for war from his poison tail tip to the frightening battle helmet.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques