- superlative of scary.
scariest
Example Sentences
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"And the scariest thing is for the children. My children are just very afraid."
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
One of the scariest things that haunted me as a child was TV’s “The Twilight Zone.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
The girls' school said on Facebook that the "scariest face of war is the children's lives it takes".
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
Without my boyfriend’s paycheck buffering our vibes-based accounting, it was time to face the scariest part of managing your money: the spending audit.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 31, 2026
The scariest time is the deepest deep of night.
From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar
