How to Use frighten in a Sentence

frighten

verb

• The child was badly frightened by the mask.
• The story really frightened me.
• Passing cars frighten your loved one due to their noise or speed.
  — San Diego Elder Law Center, sandiegouniontribune.com, 24 Apr. 2018
• But the experience frightened me off of my bike for a while.
  — Caille Millner, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 May 2018
• The ribbons are designed to frighten birds by fluttering and sparkling at them.
  — Rachel Becker, The Verge, 24 Apr. 2018
• While many people embrace the gun culture, others are frightened by it.
  — Phil Diehl, sandiegouniontribune.com, 25 Apr. 2018
• There is little evidence wolves frighten elk merely by their presence, the authors say.
  — Byvirginia Morell, science.org, 23 Oct. 2024
• Replacing a legendary coach like Branstetter might frighten a few coaches.
  — Terry Monahan, Pomerado News, 11 Apr. 2018
• While bees can frighten little kids (and big ones, too) if that buzzing noise disappeared forever, it would be missed and not just for the free ambiance.
  — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2018
• This is—of course—true for the working mom, who perhaps frightens people with her ability to juggle both motherhood and work.
  — Sasha Brown-Worsham, Parents, 26 Sep. 2024
• The tarot card that corresponds to Scorpio is the Death card, which while frightening to some, can be a welcome omen of change and rebirth.
  — Sophie Saint Thomas, Allure, 27 Apr. 2018
• Samurai warriors also used taiko on the battlefield to signal commands and frighten their enemies.
  — Kaila Contreras, Houston Chronicle, 4 May 2018
• Alexis Edelstein and Katie Harrington were stooped low, squeezing close and trying not to frighten one of the birds.
  — Jeff McDonald, sandiegouniontribune.com, 28 Apr. 2018
• This rather frightening one — look at those claws! — was photographed in Namibia by Washington’s David Sislen.
  — John Kelly, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2018
• The agents turned on their lights briefly, which frightened the thief.
  — Mary Zahn and Bill Janz, Journal Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2024
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Here are the things that frighten Emilia the most: zombies and Kermit.
  — Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2021

Last Updated: 16 Dec 2024