How to Use frighten in a Sentence

frighten

verb

• The child was badly frightened by the mask.
• The story really frightened me.
• The agents turned on their lights briefly, which frightened the thief.
  — Mary Zahn and Bill Janz, Journal Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2024
• Frightened by his outburst, Mangum and her friend moved to the back of the train.
  — Madison Park, CNN, 31 May 2017
• We are drawn to the sea and frightened by it, and always have been.
  — Carl Hoffman, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2023
• But that’s part of the process — being frightened — for all of us.
  — Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2023
• The woman was frightened and allowed Hunter to get in the back seat.
  — Karen Pilarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 July 2019
• Among the first were the theme parks which had failed to frighten Disney and a string of hotels.
  — Patrick Frater, Variety, 6 Dec. 2023
• Their firearms can be concealed to not scare those who are frightened by the sight of guns.
  — oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
• Hence the need for the nuclear alert to frighten the Russians away.
  — Noam Chomsky, New Republic, 5 Oct. 2017
• The man started stabbing the ground near the boy’s feet in an effort to frighten him.
  — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 24 Sep. 2021
• The poor things are frightened by the loud, unpredictable booms.
  — Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024
• But nothing could move Ahmed; there was a fury in him that frightened her.
  — Anand Gopal, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
• Smoke from the fires blew across bays on the picturesque coast, frightening some.
  — Bloomberg.com, 26 July 2017
• The leaflets frightened some students, and scared some of their parents.
  — Amelia Nierenberg, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2023
• Most people tend to avoid things that scare or frighten them.
  — Alex Orlando, Discover Magazine, 31 Oct. 2023
• That whole movement was a frightening one to have at a show.
  — Steve Knopper, GQ, 16 Jan. 2018
• The Ducks success last season had to frighten the rest of the conference.
  — John Canzano, oregonlive, 8 Dec. 2020
• One day, the lion king was frightened by a roaring noise in the forest.
  — Salman Rushdie, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2023
• Those who were too weak to work were being killed off to frighten the rest of these migrants in the warehouse.
  — Prince Shakur, Teen Vogue, 13 Dec. 2017
• Others were concerned the puppies had been frightened by the lights and crowd.
  — Abigail Marsh, Washington Post, 20 Feb. 2018
• Still, some Black voters could make a third choice that should frighten Democrats: to not vote at all.
  — John Blake, CNN, 1 Aug. 2021
• Lock yourself in the closet, jog, complain to your spouse, have a beer, but don’t frighten the kids.
  — Harrison Smith, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Aug. 2022
• Passing cars frighten your loved one due to their noise or speed.
  — San Diego Elder Law Center, sandiegouniontribune.com, 24 Apr. 2018
• The couple tried knocking on their door from the inside, to frighten it away.
  — Mark Price, charlotteobserver, 30 Mar. 2018
• Here are the things that frighten Emilia the most: zombies and Kermit.
  — Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2021
• Why does the thought of people freely speaking their minds frighten them so?
  — Hanna Krueger, NOLA.com, 10 Mar. 2018
• Many of us wear them as a courtesy, so as not to frighten others around us.
  — John Kass, chicagotribune.com, 11 Sep. 2020
• They were awakened by the noise of broken glass, which frightened his eldest child.
  — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 10 Dec. 2024
• Have a plan for safely evacuating your pets, who may be frightened.
  — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2025

Last Updated: 20 Feb 2025