scaring

Example Sentences

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"I was so agitated that I was scared. I was scaring myself because I felt out of control," he said.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Weir incorporates complex mathematical concepts into his storytelling in “Project Hail Mary,” but the cerebral approach doesn’t seem to be scaring many readers away.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

In horror, more is more — more gore, more jump scares, more shadowed silhouettes; all in service of scaring the viewer.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

Many restaurants, after raising prices to cover for the past several years of supply shocks, are now trying to find ways to cut them after scaring customers away.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026

Frank could tell he was scaring his friends, but he couldn’t help it.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan