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• The children squinted to frighten each other.From the entry squint
• A false positive from a cancer screening test will unnecessarily frighten a healthy person; a false negative will deprive them of timely treatment.From the entry false positive
• While a false positive from a cancer screening test will unnecessarily frighten a healthy person, a false negative will deprive them of timely treatment.From the entry false negative
• What they intend sickens and frightens them, and they can never speak of it directly.2016, Ian McEwan, Nutshell, Vintage, page 9. From the entry aporia
• Traditionally the Foo dogs were somewhat austere, unpainted stone sculptures meant to frighten away evil spirits.2014, Shelia Hollihan-Elliot, Art and Architecture of China, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN. From the entry foo dog
• Recently I heard a typical radio ad trying to frighten people into purchasing long-term care insurance.2004, Ralph Warner, Get a Life: You Don't Need a Million to Retire Well. From the entry scare line
• She reminded Bojan of a desert lizard throwing up its frill to frighten predators.1997, Richard Flanagan, chapter 54, in The Sound of One Hand Clapping, New York: Grove Press. From the entry frill
• They frighten the pirates away – and they cost much less than the real thing!'1980, Marjorie Sykes, “The British India Society 1815–1843”, in Quakers in India: A Forgotten Century, London: George Allen & Unwin…. From the entry quaker gun
• You frighten me a little by the order that is all through you.1920, Mabel Wood Martin, chapter 7, in The Green God’s Pavilion, New York: Frederick A. Stokes, page 92. From the entry topsy-turvily
• Specialists sometimes choose PDD-NOS instead of an autism diagnosis because they are afraid that the “a-word” frightens patients.2010, Ken Siri, “Diagnosis and Evaluation—Formation”, in 1,001 Tips for the Parents of Autistic Boys, page 17. From the entry a-word
• “I dislike to frighten the ladies, sir,” he said, “but she can’t float a dozen minutes, in my opinion.1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 115. From the entry bally
• Anyway, if you are a woman after a certain age, the time, effort and energy it takes not to frighten horses is truly terrifying.2020, Rachel Johnson, Rake’s Progress: My Political Midlife Crisis, London: Simon & Schuster UK Ltd, →ISBN. From the entry Love Islander
• The Angelfish are now up the river with the other rotten fish—including Barry, Terry and Jerry Cuda, who used to frighten fishfolk on Fourth Street.2000, Jay Carty, Phil Nash, O. Whillikers in the Hall of Champions, Ventura, CA: Gospel Light, →ISBN, page 49. From the entry fishfolk
• That love, not dependency in its sicker modes, can exist and last till "death do us part" is the possibility that would frighten Ms.1978 April 22, Nancy Walker, “Taking Issue with 'Our Right to Love'”, in Gay Community News, page 5. From the entry thinkalike
• You don't frighten us, English pig-dogs!1975, Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Monty Python and the Holy Grail (motion picture)…. From the entry pig dog
• But kill me, and the burnings and torturings in these northern lands shall become a tale to frighten the world a thousand years hence.1954, C. S. Lewis, The Horse and His Boy. From the entry torturing
• Frequently the growling of our lorry would frighten up coveys of waracabra—black jungle birds somewhat resembling guinea fowls, but with larger and longer legs.1953, Robert H. Pierson, Paddles Over the Kamarang: The Story of the Davis Indians, page 7. From the entry waracabra
• He shouted till he was hoarse, and till the sound of his own voice in all that unanswering and listening world began to frighten him.1910, Algernon Blackwood, The Wendigo. From the entry unanswering
• Thou need'st not think to frighten us With thy algific train; We know too well their fickleness To think they'll long remain.1901, Achsah L. Barton Thornton, “New Years Morn. January 1841”, in Poems, page 2. From the entry algific
• Lucky for you, we’ve assembled a handy list of activities for Wrath Month newcomers to dig into, so you can celebrate and frighten as many Trump supporters as possible.2018 July 5, John Paul Brammer, “After Pride Comes Wrath Month — Here's How to Celebrate”, in Them. From the entry Wrath Month
• It comes from the fact that skaters are more likely, as you say, to color outside the lines, and that inclination frightens and confuses most people and institutions.2007, Bret Anthony Johnston, Corpus Christi: Stories. From the entry color outside the lines
• Then some of the neighbours at home had tried to frighten her when naughty by saying, 'I'll give you to them old Irishers; see if I don't, then!'1945, Flora Thompson, Lark Rise to Candleford. From the entry Irisher
• "The man's spirit is evil enough to frighten people away and we will drop stones upon him, so that he can learn the taste of his own medicine."1916, Rex Ellingwood Beach, chapter 27, in Rainbow's End. From the entry taste of one's own medicine

Meaning of frighten

1. verb To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright.
2. verb To become scared or alarmed.

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Questions about frighten in a sentence

How do you use frighten in a sentence?

Frighten is used as a verb. For example: “Avery puts a sheet over her head, pretending to be a ghost to frighten Emily.”

What is a short sentence with frighten?

“Fish frighten easily.”

What does frighten mean?

Frighten means to cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright.