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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Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 25 May 2025
This is the second bill DeSantis has signed in Florida on swatting, or making false police reports to scare victims by sending law enforcement to their home.
—Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 21 May 2025
Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
The entertainer opened up about his health scare during his Netflix standup special What Had Happened Was, which began streaming in December.
—Staff Author, EW.com, 23 May 2025
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Verb
The employee said to not shoot the bear and advised him to call Public Safety to scare it away, officials said, adding that what likely attracted the bear to the man’s home were food items, including cat food and unclean grills.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 25 May 2025
This is the second bill DeSantis has signed in Florida on swatting, or making false police reports to scare victims by sending law enforcement to their home.
—Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 21 May 2025
Noun
McIntyre had another injury scare during another scary chokeslam spot at in the crowd when Drew’s head hit the concrete at Backlash.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
The entertainer opened up about his health scare during his Netflix standup special What Had Happened Was, which began streaming in December.
—Staff Author, EW.com, 23 May 2025
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“Scare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scare. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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