be frightened

Example Sentences

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Yet what if we should really be frightened not so much of the “long, cold dark” as our unwillingness to confront it?

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2024

Patients may be frightened during the hallucinations, Whinkin says.

From National Geographic • Nov. 16, 2023

"No one should be frightened of Murdoch, but can I tell you, he's a frightening kind of guy, because of the power he wields," he added.

From BBC • Sep. 22, 2023

But Kolesnikov notes the vast majority of Russians who are mostly apathetic or unwilling to make larger sacrifices could be frightened and appalled by that message.

From Washington Times • Jun. 23, 2023

He wanted his hearers to be frightened and angry.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin