How to Use scare in a Sentence

scare

1 of 2 verb

• Stop that, you're scaring the children.
• You scared me. I didn't see you there.
• The idea of playing a solo didn’t scare me at the time.
  — Erin Osmon, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2023
• Deano went outside and banged on the side of the van to try to scare the bears and drive them out.
  — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2023
• What scares me is that this trend is steeped in the broth of rape culture.
  — Mikhal Weiner, Parents, 29 Sep. 2023
• If the price tag scares you away from a full-on hotel stay, try tea at the Palm Court.
  — Diana Pearl, Peoplemag, 22 Dec. 2023
• The Kings and Pelicans seem ready to scare the shorts off somebody in the first round.
  — Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic, 4 Jan. 2024
• The fun part about Disney is that their great movies do scare children — but in the best way.
  — Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 July 2023
• What’s the last creative choice that scared the hell out of you or your partners?
  — Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 June 2023
• The leaflets frightened some students, and scared some of their parents.
  — Amelia Nierenberg, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2023
• Personnel found the mountain lion crouched next to the 21-year-old and fired their weapons to scare off the cougar.
  — Sam Stanton, Sacramento Bee, 24 Mar. 2024
• But the character of Luke scared a lot of young male actors.
  — Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2023
• Sheriff’s deputies fired close to the mountain lion to scare it away.
  — Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2024
• Pihl added that the aim is not to scare people about the consequences of climate change.
  — Jamie Hailstone, Forbes, 3 May 2023
• Keep in Mind: This cleaner runs louder and could scare your pets.
  — Tanya Edwards, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2023
• The other hunters were able to scare the bear away and call 911, his family said.
  — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2023
• Working hard doesn’t scare him — and that’s proven by his résumé.
  — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 26 Apr. 2023
• The woman then armed herself with a handgun and fired a shot out of a window to try and scare him away.
  — The Arizona Republic, 18 Aug. 2023
• Speeding above the ocean while thousands of people watched did not scare him.
  — Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2023
• The human's presence may scare away the mother, who sees the human as a predator.
  — Mika Travis, Detroit Free Press, 2 Sep. 2023
• But today, frankly, the price of a lump sum contract can scare anyone out of writing a check.
  — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 19 Mar. 2024
• With a flash of their feathers, small predatory dinosaurs would scare prey enough to flee and swoop in for the kill.
  — Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 25 Jan. 2024
• In response, the villagers are said to have set off explosions to scare off the monster, and the practice caught on.
  — Mario Poceski, The Conversation, 5 Feb. 2024
• According to French, the initial state of the house might have scared off less intrepid buyers.
  — Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine, 13 Feb. 2024
• Fire up the Ghoul Log and get ready to scare yourself silly: Spooky season has arrived.
  — Jen Yamato, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2023
• That scares me, getting pulled into a room or being pulled up on stage.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 25 July 2023
• The video featured footage of the many times the movie producer was able to record himself scaring Lima.
  — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 17 Nov. 2023
• The Wildcats then scared USC for the second time in eight days, losing 65-62 in the quarterfinals.
  — Jeff Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2024
• But don’t let that scare you away—this protein powder won the vanilla category by a landslide.
  — Alaina Chou, Bon Appétit, 8 Apr. 2024
• The current Macy’s negotiations to counter a hostile take-over bid must scare the managements of many companies.
  — Walter Loeb, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024

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scare

2 of 2 noun

• There have been scares about the water supply being contaminated.
• This isn’t the first time there’s been a scare around aspartame.
  — Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 18 July 2023
• But the trip doesn’t go as planned, and a health scare has Jacy feeling trapped.
  — USA TODAY, 27 May 2023
• James did so many different types of scares in the first film.
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 July 2023
• Aaron Sorken had a major health scare that changed his life.
  — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2023
• Kel Mitchell has cleared the air on the health scare that landed him in the hospital last week.
  — Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2023
• Now, the legendary gymnast is on the mend and ready to open up about her recent health scare.
  — Jenna Ryu, SELF, 8 Jan. 2024
• Renfroe’s first home run came with a little scare as the baseball hit a young fan in the first row of seats by the base of the left-field foul pole.
  — Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2023
• Now, Foxx has been handling the narrative around the scare himself.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 17 Aug. 2023
• The scare didn’t delay the start of court proceedings, and Engoron didn’t mention it in court.
  — Michael R. Sisak, Fortune, 12 Jan. 2024
• The long-time voice of the Dallas Cowboys dealt with the unexpected loss of his ex-wife and faced his own health scare.
  — David Moore, Dallas News, 27 July 2023
• Krayzie Bone has shared an update amid his recent health scare.
  — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2023
• Can the Broncos show enough maturity to give the Jackrabbits a scare?
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2023
• The New York Times wrote that Sorkin, once a heavy smoker who saw the habit as part of the writing process, quit cigarettes after the health scare.
  — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2023
• This is not the first time Jackman has faced a skin cancer scare, or spoken out publicly about it.
  — Julianne McShane, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2023
• The first day of filming, Zelda was in a van, remotely, because there was a Covid scare.
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Feb. 2024
• Barry Keoghan is opening up about a past health scare that almost cost him his life.
  — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 9 Jan. 2024
• The injury scare helped shield the Lakers from some of the harsher truths about their second-quarter collapse.
  — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
• Shania Twain gave fans quite a scare at her Chicago concert over the weekend.
  — Maggie Horton, Country Living, 5 July 2023
• The point and click game experience can be somewhat intense in terms of scares.
  — Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Oct. 2023
• The 73-year-old Leno himself has had multiple health scares in recent years.
  — Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2024
• After all, this isn’t the 81-year-old lawmaker’s first public health scare.
  — Adrienne Mahsa Varkiani, The New Republic, 27 July 2023
• Zach Roloff is getting candid about a health scare that left him hospitalized in the ICU.
  — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 15 Feb. 2024
• That may sometimes lead to a health scare because swollen lymph nodes can also be a symptom of breast cancer.
  — USA TODAY, 5 July 2023
• The character has his own haunted house and is present throughout every scare zone.
  — Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2023
• That and his latest scare Wednesday have raised concerns about McConnell's health.
  — USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2023
• Jamie Foxx is getting back to business after his mystery health scare in 2023.
  — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 4 Mar. 2024
• But the exciting milestone in his fitness journey was about to turn into a health scare.
  — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2024
• The Timberwolves survived a scare to Atlanta, as did the Lakers against a Grizzlies team with 13 inactive players.
  — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2024
• After the big booms there were several pops all day, and in the afternoon there was a scare in western Louisville, and a refinery and four schools were evacuated.
  — The Courier-Journal, 11 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024