scaring

Example Sentences

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Fuel shortages and economic turmoil are scaring away foreign visitors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

"It was just a way for them to sound smart, and I really hate that. I think we're scaring people and that's irresponsible," he said.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

StepChange said this was counterproductive, scaring people who can't, rather than won't, pay.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 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

“I guess you want to go to the mill, with a lot of fellows splashing and scaring all the fish away.”

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner