Examples of scare in a Sentence
Verb
You scared me. I didn't see you there.
Stop that, you're scaring the children.
Noun
There have been scares about the water supply being contaminated.
fired over their heads in order to throw a scare into them
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Apr. 2025
As the Trump administration arbitrarily revokes and denies student visas, and xenophobic rhetoric scares away potential foreigners, agencies specializing in recruiting students from abroad are facing a sharp downturn.
—Emma Whitford, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
After the Wild survived a few early scares, Calgary broke through after Gustavsson stopped a long-range shot.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2025
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Verb
The Missouri product is a solid route-runner with sure hands, but there are some off-field concerns that could scare teams away.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Apr. 2025
As the Trump administration arbitrarily revokes and denies student visas, and xenophobic rhetoric scares away potential foreigners, agencies specializing in recruiting students from abroad are facing a sharp downturn.
—Emma Whitford, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
The future of Popovich in the NBA remains very much in doubt, especially with this new medical scare.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
After the Wild survived a few early scares, Calgary broke through after Gustavsson stopped a long-range shot.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2025
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“Scare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scare. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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