Synonyms
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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Nick Baumgardner, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
That's one week after Borderlands 4 and just in time to scare everyone (hopefully) during the all-spooky Halloween season.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 13 Feb. 2025
Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 31 Jan. 2025
Those previous scares are sure to gain more attention after the disaster over the Potomac River on Wednesday night, which is presumed to have killed 64 people aboard the plane and three Army servicemembers on a helicopter training flight.
—Casey Tolan, CNN, 30 Jan. 2025
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Verb
His limited resume and the fact he’s spent more time in the box than on the edge also might scare teams, which means Walker’s potential draft range could be rather large.
—Nick Baumgardner, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
That's one week after Borderlands 4 and just in time to scare everyone (hopefully) during the all-spooky Halloween season.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 13 Feb. 2025
Noun
In December 2023, Smith also endured a health scare that forced her to cancel Italian tour dates after a sudden illness and subsequent hospitalization.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 31 Jan. 2025
Those previous scares are sure to gain more attention after the disaster over the Potomac River on Wednesday night, which is presumed to have killed 64 people aboard the plane and three Army servicemembers on a helicopter training flight.
—Casey Tolan, CNN, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Scare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scare. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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