frightened
Example Sentences
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Unfortunately, the way I acted really frightened people, although it was really just me who was scared.
From MarketWatch
"Despite the ceasefire, we dare not return home yet. We are still frightened," she told AFP.
From Barron's
Ms Dodsworth added that her family "would be on eggshells" around Wignall whenever they came over, "because they were frightened of him too".
From BBC
“To see him turned into this frightened, unsure, self-conscious human being, it wasn’t him.”
Amy and I were as frightened as any new couple when we had our first child, looking at each other wondering how we were going to keep this fragile little creature alive.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
