Sentence examples for that a fright from inspiring English sources

The feeling that a fright can make us "jump half out of our skin" is based on this physical reality — we're reacting long before we know what it is that we're reacting to.

Some Native American tribes reportedly believe that a fright can induce labour, and other cultures believe that starving the mother in the last week of pregnancy will encourage the baby to emerge in search of a feed.

The snake pit of the title referred to the medieval practice of lowering the mentally ill into snake pits in the belief that a fright that would unhinge a sane person would cure an insane one.

The size and power of Polynesian players —and spectators, for that matter— is a given, but it was the additional qualities of Samoa's mobility and ball control that gave England a fright on Saturday night.

He did not bowl to the left, or the right, instead delivering a perfect throat ball that gave Trott a fright.

Cats are not fond of walking over plastic because of its smell and feel.[16] You could also try placing blown-up balloons hidden underneath a sheet covering the furniture which will burst when clawed, causing the cat a fright that will be retained in relation to that piece of furniture long after the balloon has popped.[17].[17]

From the start, there was only one threat they could have made that would have put a fright into Germany and other core countries: that Greece, if it didn't get the deal it wanted, would default on its debts, leave the euro zone, and go back to printing its own currency.

We have an outfield that would not put a fright into a Class AAA opponent.

The lowdown This tablet uses the latest version of the Android operating system – something that could well give a fright to people more used to Apple's user-friendly iOS.

Having said that, Zika is not a "fright and flight" disease like Ebola; it does not spread rapidly from person to person via bodily fluids or provoke terrifying symptoms.

"I know he did have some pain and that gave us all a fright," the Glentoran chairman told BBC Sport.