Sentence examples for ability to frighten from inspiring English sources

We're stronger than the terrorists' ability to frighten us".

His ability to frighten politicians and enlist them as his glee club has dissipated.

This introduced a delivery system with a heavy payload and the ability to frighten inexperienced guerrillas with low-level passes.

Conservative backbenchers, spurred by Ukip's ability to frighten their mainstream into referendum politics, are already calling for a popular verdict on gay marriage.

Conversations with Iraqis across the city Thursday revealed how powerful Mr. Hussein remains in his ability to frighten, inspire and even divide this society over his legacy.

Brigid Harrison, an associate professor of political science at Montclair State University, in Bergen County, said the key to this fall's race lies in Dr. Sumers's ability to frighten Mrs. Roukema's moderate Republicans away from Mr. Garrett.

Also, as I have said before, if I am walking down the street and meet a man twice my size, I do not expect him to use his superior physical abilities to frighten me into giving him money.

Instead of having to fill out all of Goliath's abilities – hurling rocks, fire belching and the like – they can choose to boost one or two abilities to frightening levels.

Göran Everdahl for SVT's Gomorron Sverige gave the film 4 out of 5 and described the film as "kitchen sink fantasy" that "gives the vampire story back something it has been missing for a long time: the ability to really frighten us".

It would seem to limit a governor's ability to scare lawmakers into shape; it frightens away potential rivals.

When you're young, though, your ability to be frightened isn't sullied by this knowledge of convention.