scare

Example Sentences

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Saints were given a real scare by a Castres team who not too many people would have tipped to win away at the team sitting at the top of The Prem.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Megan Thee Stallion addressed the health scare on Instagram, calling it a “real wake-up call for me.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

The “AI scare trade,” as Wells Fargo analyst Mike Mayo called it Monday, was unfolding.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Even the recent DeepSeek scare resulted in a nearly 60% gain by the one-year mark.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

By this time, Mama had gotten over most of her scare.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls