: thrown into or being in a state of fear, fright, or panic
scared of snakes
scared to go out
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Examples of scared in a Sentence
I am really scared about speaking in front of the class.
He was scared that his mother wouldn't let him go to the movies with his friends.
She's scared to walk alone at night.
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One member of Sports Team caught part of the robbery on camera, including a sequence in which the band’s tour manager attempts to stop the crime but is scared off by a man with a gun.
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 5 Dec. 2024
Emaciated and scared, someone had deliberately amputated all four of Zoe's paws as well as her ears.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
Everyone was so scared to go up against you at the end.
—EW.com, 2 Dec. 2024
Some of my co-workers are scared to call out for something simple.
—Errol Schweizer, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 5 Dec. 2024
Emaciated and scared, someone had deliberately amputated all four of Zoe's paws as well as her ears.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
Everyone was so scared to go up against you at the end.
—EW.com, 2 Dec. 2024
Some of my co-workers are scared to call out for something simple.
—Errol Schweizer, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for scared
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“Scared.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scared. Accessed 14 Dec. 2024.
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