Sentence examples for become spooked from inspiring English sources

For instance, Ally might have to pay more for its financing if investors become spooked or tire of protracted litigation.

Theresa May's government has read the small print of the Hinkley deal and maybe it's become spooked.

You can build high expectations and create such a fervor that you become spooked by your own hype.

The department did not want a fully unmarked car, because motorists can become spooked by what may seem to be a fake police officer pulling them over.

When he faltered, he faced speculation that perhaps he had become spooked by surrendering Albert Pujols's monstrous homer in the 2005 postseason.

WITH no stored-up supplies to speak of, and evidently fearing either a sudden price rise or a disruption of supplies coming in by sea, China has become spooked by its dependence on imported oil.

The Ravens believe that Collins becomes spooked when he is hit hard early.

It was about two weeks before the publication of that novel that she became spooked by all the attention.

When ratings agencies and investors became spooked by the European debt exposure, the financing dried up and a classic run on the bank soon ensued.

The risk of using short-term funding was always one of liquidity and it dried up quickly once lenders became spooked.

Outrage, who had raced twice previously, each time finishing third, apparently became spooked when a first-time starter, Climbeverymountain, was fractious in the gate.