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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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Melvin Backman, Quartz, 20 Nov. 2024
The record-high prices last year might have scared away some fans from attending, but the Las Vegas Grand Prix and hotels around the track have made some adjustments this year, hoping to bring out an even larger crowd.
—Sunny Tsai, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024
Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024
During the matchup, the team experienced a concerning injury scare when star wide receiver CeeDee Lamb went down with an injury.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Verb
Vladimir Putin’s nuclear saber-rattling is scaring investors SURPRISING DISCOVERIES
AI models watch TV just like people.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 20 Nov. 2024
The record-high prices last year might have scared away some fans from attending, but the Las Vegas Grand Prix and hotels around the track have made some adjustments this year, hoping to bring out an even larger crowd.
—Sunny Tsai, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024
Noun
But Fontes said those threats were not credible, calling them a scare tactic.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024
During the matchup, the team experienced a concerning injury scare when star wide receiver CeeDee Lamb went down with an injury.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Scare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scare. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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