How to Use jump scare in a Sentence
jump scare
noun-
At one point, there was even a jump scare, for some reason.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
-
Think of peek-a-boo, which by some has been called the first ‘jump scare’ that children are exposed to.
—Alex Orlando, Discover Magazine, 31 Oct. 2023
-
What’s so interesting about the games is that the jump scares are not gory.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 27 Oct. 2023
-
Why treat the eagle attack on Bug as a jump scare instead of a sight gag?
—cleveland, 17 Aug. 2023
-
Creatures that hunt by sound take over New York City in the film, which is full of jump scares and looming death.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 28 June 2024
-
Get ready for a lot of jump scares, according to reviews.
—Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 21 Aug. 2023
-
Additionally, there is a jump scare at the end of the film as a snake quickly bites Snow in the woods.
—Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 17 Nov. 2023
-
The film grips us with its jump scares and Wesley Hughes’ propulsive score.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Sep. 2023
-
This jump scare wasn’t the first time these two encountered each other.
—Jillian Sykes, CNN, 15 Apr. 2023
-
Expect a fair bit of spooky music and dark imagery, plus some mild jump scares.
—Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023
-
This adds to the suspense and leads to very loud, startling jump scares that could be too much for some young children to handle.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 28 June 2024
-
The original has a special place in our black hearts, but its remakes have just as many jump scares.
—Lydia Price, Peoplemag, 14 Dec. 2023
-
And then comes the twist, which Legrand handles with care, shielding audiences from what could have been a cheap jump scare.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 26 Sep. 2023
-
Just their presence alone is more frightening than any jump scare.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 15 July 2024
-
And though the jump scares are solid, the real genius lies in the provocative dialogue and shattering of genre tropes.
—Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Aug. 2023
-
Director Rob Savage can handle a basic jump scare, of which there are a few.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 25 May 2023
-
The trailer promises a great deal of blood, jump scares and religious iconography.
—Jaden Thompson, Variety, 25 Jan. 2024
-
Delevingne was recently spotted filming in a black wig and — jump scare!
—Vulture, 23 Apr. 2023
-
Living alongside the Vision Pro has almost become one big jump scare.
—Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 20 Apr. 2024
-
The teen characters are frequently in distress, and there are jump scares, ominous music and dark scenes.
—Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2023
-
The haunting film may not have traditional jump scares but its disturbing plot is straight out of a Gothic fairy tale.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 27 Nov. 2023
-
That surprise in a joke is a punch line, and that surprise in a scare is a jump scare or something that unexpectedly catches you off guard.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2023
-
Some in the audience thought the noise resembled a person waking up suddenly, or a small jump scare.
—Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2023
-
Nash’s unorthodox style is most welcome in a canon grown tired and lazy in its over-reliance on tacky jump scares and preposterous twists.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 29 May 2024
-
But Flanagan is also great at providing drama along with his jump scares.
—Kevin Jacobsen and Sarah Perchikoff, EW.com, 21 May 2024
-
Where the previous Christie adaptations felt by the book, Venice startles at every turn and isn't afraid of jump scares and genuine moments of horror.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 9 Sep. 2023
-
Often, Baker will let a conversation play out then reveal Lacy just underneath the bottom of the frame, like a jump scare.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 28 June 2024
-
There were screams — including and especially from me — and the jump scares had this already-jumpy person covering their ears and eyes.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 1 Oct. 2023
-
YouTube Looking beyond the jump scares Horror tends to be an outlier during awards season.
—Brianna Scott, NPR, 1 Mar. 2024
-
Good luck to the poor musical hater who will inevitably settle into the theater for Mean Girls in a few days’ time, only to experience the jump scare of a lifetime.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Jan. 2024
Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'jump scare.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Last Updated: