frighten

Example Sentences

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"If he goes offline for more than half an hour or an hour, all kinds of frightening thoughts start running through my mind," she says.

From BBC

During a recent getaway to a remote cabin in upstate New York, I found myself thinking about why the quiet is so frightening.

From Salon

Hall said: "It feels frightening, but the little eggs I do have left are good quality, so it's not over."

From BBC

"When something frightening happens, children and young people cope best when adults focus on three things," he said.

From BBC

"Failure is less frightening than having dreams you never try to achieve," Anei told Harper's Bazaar recently.

From Barron's