How to Use fright in a Sentence

fright

noun
  • Her eyes were wide with fright.
  • So, amidst the fright, Googlegeist did have some bright spots.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 16 Mar. 2022
  • Princess the cat’s tail was bushy with fright, and Fluffy the dog was barking.
    Ap McClatchy, The Mercury News, 25 June 2019
  • That seems to be the message of this dumb found-footage fright flick.
    Chris Ball, cleveland.com, 8 May 2018
  • As Anne screamed with fright, the man escaped through the ceiling.
    Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 July 2020
  • All of the listeners jumped in fright at the end of his story.
    Linda Gandee/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland, 21 Oct. 2019
  • This season has been a little less fright-filled for the Huskies than many in the past.
    Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 26 Oct. 2022
  • All good things must come to an end, and this moment flamed out with a fright.
    Shayna Rubin, The Mercury News, 14 Sep. 2019
  • Corman cranked out frights on the cheap, but he wasn’t known for betting on artists.
    Mickey Rapkin, Town & Country, 17 Oct. 2018
  • No one wants the little ones in tears, or up all night from a too-intense fright.
    Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 28 Sep. 2020
  • But the kid proves that the apple can fall a long way from the tree, responding to threats with fright and flight, not fight.
    Brian Lowry, CNN, 30 July 2021
  • The next morning the house looks like an absolute fright.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2021
  • While the trailer may be fake, the frights can still be real — see for yourself.
    Sarah Grace Hart, Teen Vogue, 30 Oct. 2018
  • The initial haunt for the fright fest will be called Dead Vines, according to the theme park’s website.
    Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 13 July 2021
  • The Haunted Basement moves to the mall this year, but promises plenty of frights.
    Liv Martin, Twin Cities, 24 Oct. 2019
  • Halloween shouldn’t have been a fright night for Live Nation.
    Glenn Peoples, Billboard, 11 Nov. 2019
  • This is a great show for anyone looking for a fright, and anyone who wants to feel young and old at the same time.
    Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 1 Oct. 2022
  • The one about the road home always gives me a most satisfying fright.
    Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 3 Aug. 2021
  • But fat is flavor, and the key is to have the fright amount of fat, which also serves as a binder for the rest of the ingredients.
    The Editors, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2019
  • The scariest villains from 80s horror flicks are back for one last fright.
    Luann Gibbs, Cincinnati.com, 24 Oct. 2019
  • The 5-year-old had grabbed a knife and was scaling a tree, giggling with excited fright.
    Washington Post, 28 Nov. 2021
  • For Tandy, the fright left him more curious than ever about ghosts.
    Jake Bittle, Popular Science, 6 Oct. 2020
  • The best Halloween movies for kids meet them at their preferred fright level.
    Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 17 May 2022
  • He can be positioned on the covered ground or even a planter on the porch, or hung for a surprise fright from above.
    Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 15 Sep. 2022
  • For many people, the last year was full of fright and uncertainty.
    Wendy Fox Weber, chicagotribune.com, 11 May 2021
  • Its title implies fright but also winks at the show’s droll tone.
    Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 21 June 2019
  • Bialystok padded in fright like a Christmas star stored away in its box.
    New York Times, 10 Feb. 2022
  • Here’s to waking up fresh-faced and fright-less on November 1.
    Jenna Rennert, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2018
  • Get a closer look at your favorite frights with this guide to 12 iconic L.A. film and TV horror homes.
    Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Many of those frights come in the form of haunted corn mazes harboring a host of disturbing, nightmarish characters.
    Molly McArdle, Travel + Leisure, 22 Aug. 2023

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