scary
Example Sentences
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“Is it so scary and novel to say how can we help achieve multiple goals?” she asked.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
During their vows, Sonenshein joked that marriage isn’t so scary when you already share six LLCs.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
It was a really scary feeling - just total helplessness.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026
They say that the four most dangerous words in investing are “this time is different,” but the way stocks react to scary news might really have changed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
He played softly, along with the wind, until after a while that wind didn’t seem so scary, and it actually sounded like a song.
From "I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005" by Lauren Tarshis
Vocabulary lists containing scary
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -y
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Unit 18, Lesson 1
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