Sentence examples for frightened tried from inspiring English sources

The jury heard a chilling five-minute recording in which Kelly Jones yelled repeatedly at her young children, while one of her daughters, noticeably frightened, tried to tell her she loved her.

She's a young woman in difficult circumstances, frightened, trying to understand her abilities and burdened by expectation and convention.

When writing to frighten, try creating a working environment that reflects the tone of the scene.

If you thought the London riots of 2011 were frightening, try to imagine what it would be like if the world economy froze, trade finance broke down and supermarkets in major cities stopped being supplied.

While any time a dog comes bounding toward you can be somewhat frightening, try and remain calm and learn what to look for.

Doctors said they had encountered cases in which desperate, frightened parents tried to pressure their own adult children into acting as donors for them.

Scenes like that in Ms. de Fels's English class played out across the school yesterday afternoon as frightened students tried to figure out what was going on.

In a stark manifestation of male chauvinism, laws in many countries grant leniency to men who kill female relations suspected of tarnishing family "honour .As in Egypt, progress on women's issues halted in other Arab states when frightened governments tried to buy off conservative opponents by polishing their Islamic credentials.

He said: "Do you notice a feeling of menace in the air tonight, Mr. Tilley, as though anything at all might happen?" Although thoroughly frightened, we tried to calm him by telling him that we felt no special electricity in the air, but after he had gone our anxiety mounted.

I was frightened and tried to put that thought out of my mind.

But some close observers of the vaquita are frightened that trying to capture even a few specimens could prove to be the nail in the specie's coffin.