scaring

Example Sentences

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A series of military exercises taking place in empty buildings across the Southland are scaring residents and rattling neighbors as the sound of gunfire rings out in the dark and troops descend from helicopters.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Mounting piles of garbage, stagnant water and a crumbling health system fueled outbreaks of mosquito-borne illnesses, further scaring away tourists.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

“Higher mortgage rates are scaring off some buyers, but that’s opening the door for others,” Chen Zhao, Redfin’s head of economics research, said in a statement.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

"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

And then he decided he had to stop scaring himself.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix