in fright
Example Sentences
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O’Brien, in fright makeup and wig, looked like Aunt Gladys, the orange-haired witch in the horror movie “Weapons.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026
And that is what we have in “Alien: Romulus” – a good time that drives like it’s on rails but slows down the action to steep us in fright.
From Salon • Aug. 16, 2024
“Where to?” he asks, before peering into his rear-view mirror and jumping in fright as he sees that his passengers are a mangled animatronic bear and a little girl.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2023
If somebody yells, “Snake!” are you more likely to jump back in fright or say, “Ooh, where?”
From Scientific American • Aug. 16, 2022
Mad-Eye Moody’s voice whispered out of the darkness, making all three of them jump back in fright.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
