How to Use scare away/off in a Sentence

scare away/off

phrasal verb

• Her son, Shamaree has learned to stamp his feet to scare away the roaches.
  — Rebecca Lurye, courant.com, 15 Mar. 2021
• The seizure-like reactions of a few pigeons are meant to scare away the others.
  — Frans Lanting, National Geographic, 22 Oct. 2020
• The human's presence may scare away the mother, who sees the human as a predator.
  — Mika Travis, Detroit Free Press, 2 Sep. 2023
• Rechichar said her company is taking a loss in the short run to not scare away customers.
  — Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2022
• 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
• Charging in with a solution right off the bat will often scare away your leads.
  — Lydia Vargo, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2021
• Still, this is when the water is warmest and boating season is at its prime; the intense heat doesn’t seem to scare away the crowds.
  — Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2023
• Vultures who are killed must be used as effigies to try to scare away others.
  — Mike Cason | [e-mail], al, 1 July 2023
• But even the harsh light of critical media reports hasn’t been enough to scare away investors.
  — Laura Forman, WSJ, 17 Sep. 2021
• The Texans claimed Tart, with two other teams putting in claims as well, so clearly the concerns weren’t so bad as to scare off suitors.
  — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2024
• Then, the alarm is simply placed against the edge of the door, and if it’s opened from the outside, the device will emit a loud 120db alert to scare off potential intruders.
  — Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 24 Sep. 2023
• The leprechaun came from the idea that the Celtics believed in fairies and other magical beings that use their powers to scare away evil.
  — Maria Jimenez Moya, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2022
• Once pressure is applied, the siren emits a jarring sound that’s guaranteed to scare off intruders and alert you to the threat.
  — Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 31 Dec. 2023
• Still, his presence in the paint couldn’t scare away the Utes, who twice before this season held Mobley in serious check.
  — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2021
• Detroit’s stout run defense won’t scare off coach Kyle Shanahan.
  — Rob Maaddi, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2024
• When the price of crude oil rises, gas stations typically wait to hike their prices so as not to scare away customers.
  — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2022
• In addition to keeping ticks away, these wipes can also help scare off gnats, biting flies, and fleas.
  — Steven Rowe, Health, 28 Aug. 2023
• The longer time spent on a flight may also scare away potential passengers.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 1 Apr. 2021
• People should shuffle their feet when entering the water to scare off stingrays.
  — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2023
• For 300 years, Detroiters allegedly have marched the streets to scare away Nain Rouge and ensure good fortune.
  — Detroit Free Press, 20 Mar. 2024
• Swimmers and surfers should shuffle their feet upon entering the water to scare off stingrays.
  — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2023
• The video ends with the persistent pup succeeding in his efforts to scare away the intruder, who scampers off into the dark.
  — Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com, 19 Aug. 2021
• How to scare off a coyote: Make loud noises, but do not turn and run away; the coyote may view it as an opportunity to chase.
  — Ellie Willard, The Arizona Republic, 8 Mar. 2023
• People can scare away vultures by using an air horn or by spraying them with a high-pressure hose, Tschirhart-Hejl said.
  — Adithi Ramakrishnan, Dallas News, 20 Apr. 2023
• The vibrations scare off the stingrays, prompting them to swim away without whipping their barbed tails to deliver a dose of venom.
  — Gina Errico, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2023
• When the sky darkens, the Guaranis shout and clamor in a bid to scare away the jaguar, believing that the end of the world will occur when the constellation devours the moon, the sun and other stars.
  — Ana Ionova, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2023
• This viral sensation packs a punch with a blaring siren and a bright strobe light designed to scare off any potential threats.
  — Cristian Esteban, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2024
• Law enforcement fired their weapons to scare off the cougar, which was found by game wardens and trappers and euthanized later that evening near the scene of the attack.
  — Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2024
• Some implement the price hikes gradually so as not to scare away customers.
  — Fox News, 18 Aug. 2023
• Several workers had to beat their mattresses to scare away rats.
  — Paula Dobbyn, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Nov. 2020

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024