scary

Example Sentences

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Clapham resident Aisling said it was scary but added that any number of people in a big group was scary, no matter the age.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

The “Messy” hitmaker told Rolling Stone in a recent interview that she was grateful that she fainted onstage late last year, and framed the scary ordeal as a wake-up call.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

How do you make a film scary when every waking day is scarier?

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

It is scary to many, but AI is going to augment labor and explode productivity.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

My body was shaking, yet I was stiff, like whenever Dad let me watch scary movies.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas