How to Use scare up in a Sentence

scare up

verb

• I can probably scare up my old textbooks if you need them.
• Standing corn that was not cut for some reason is a sure-fire spot to scare up a few sheds.
  — Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 24 Jan. 2023
• The horror movie scared up $3.1 million in previews at the box office.
  — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 8 Sep. 2023
• Now is exactly the time to scare up the best Halloween decorations to add a bit of haunt to your house.
  — Sarah Wolf Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2022
• And if the film is as good as its bonkers trailer suggests, Wright could be the one to finally scare up a sea change for horror as the Academy creeps into the future.
  — Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2021
• Only these ghost stories are designed to scare up curiosity in young readers about life in the past as well as afterlife in the present.
  — René A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 11 Oct. 2021
• Roberta ran the boat back to Pier 1½, tied it up and went out on the Embarcadero with a big yellow sign and a big smile to scare up some customers, much like a conventional taxi circling the block.
  — Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Oct. 2021
• Russell Crowe starrer The Exorcism also opened nationwide, but failed to scare up much business.
  — Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 June 2024
• Because Toreros players have to scare up their own financial aid, prospective players who otherwise might play for USD go elsewhere.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2021
• California’s summertime coronavirus surge is in full retreat — much to the relief of families looking to scare up some Halloween fun in just a few weeks.
  — Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2021
• Falberg, a 12-year alderman who also created Highwood’s Taco Fest, saw the skeletons as a way to scare up a fun and safe alternative to Pumpkinfest.
  — Donald Liebenson, chicagotribune.com, 30 Oct. 2020
• If there were hearings on whether the city ought to maintain mayoral control of the police or even the sanitation department, advocates could probably scare up at least that many voices to say hell no.
  — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2024
• Now, back and in person, the 2021 Sanfic-Morbido Lab will take place at the end of this month where a six-pack of promising projects will look to scare up interest from potential co-production partners and financial backers.
  — Jamie Lang, Variety, 21 Oct. 2021
• These fright fests – which, interestingly, lean very female in terms of protagonists and antagonists – scare up decent box office, too: Four of the eight movies so far have topped $100 million.
  — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 4 June 2021
• An elegant prose stylist with a sharp critical eye, Hermes appears to have scared up everyone alive whose life intersected with his subject.
  — Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2023
• After an initial shock, Josh is thrilled to discover Lyle, who has been stowing away in the attic listening to an iPod while Hector is out hitting the boards trying to scare up some cash, and the two bond over several bouts of dumpster diving.
  — cleveland, 7 Oct. 2022
• Plano will also scare up some fun with its upcoming Apparition Expedition.
  — Teri Webster, Dallas News, 4 Oct. 2021
• Raising money, building name recognition, scaring up a decent-sized crowd were all stiff challenges for any representative who ventured too far from home.
  — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
• So how refreshing that one of American indie cinema’s most beloved (and original!) horror outings is preparing to scare up fans (new and old) with a follow-up feature 10 long years since its first release.
  — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 26 June 2024
• Hayden Panettiere successfully scared up her Scream 4 character’s return for the horror franchise’s latest chapter after taking necessary time off from acting for her health.
  — Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2023
• The paranormal investigation series scares up yet another season.
  — Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2023
• The top prosecutor in Portland’s westside suburbs has adopted an aggressive strategy designed to scare up public defenders for criminal defendants languishing behind bars without representation.
  — oregonlive, 2 Nov. 2022

Last Updated: 10 Nov 2024