scare
Example Sentences
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Last-day gains didn’t stop the S&P 500 from tallying its worst first quarter since 2022 as the Iran conflict, private-credit worries and the AI ‘scare trade’ weighed on stocks in March.
He's looked a bit scared in the ring at times.
From BBC
"I get scared and nervous every time I see pictures and videos of missiles in the air," she tells the BBC.
From BBC
She hasn’t been this scared of a storm since she was a kid.
From Literature
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It does scare some of the new personal support workers though, which I’m betting is why his lunch dishes haven’t been cleared away yet.
From Literature
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