Sentence examples for may be frightening from inspiring English sources

Holding a dying person's hand may be frightening for a loved one alone at the bedside.

The Colts' offense may be frightening, but their defense is the league's fourth-most generous in yards allowed.

However, some elements of this book may be frightening to young children, such as a ghost-like creature eating live insects and children growing wings and dancing in the air with a supernatural creature.

It may be frightening to imagine being in a Lapin on the turnpike next to an overloaded 18-wheeler with a sleep-deprived driver, but it's downright pleasant to imagine being in one in, say, the parking lot of the train station I use to get to work, Princeton Junction, one of the most crowded in New Jersey.

A strong alliance is essential going forward, because it is often the case that treatment will involve asking the patient to do things that may be frightening or profoundly uncomfortable, like sitting quietly with eyes open as an erratic kicker attempts a late field goal.

The ghost of someone you don't know may be frightening but not, by that definition, "uncanny", whereas the ghost of someone you do know may be, and most certainly will be if you don't at first realise that he or she is in fact a ghost.

Other judges may be frightened.

"People may be frightened and besieged, but they have not surrendered," he said.

The very young and the very old may be frightened of animals, especially those that look menacing.

The other is that the opponents may be frightened by your display of confidence and retreat to their own suit.

CUTTING BACK When families must make do with less, children may not be able to grasp the bigger picture, or they may be frightened by it.