Sentence examples for were frightening from inspiring English sources

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were frightening

verb

To disturb with fear; to throw into a state of alarm or fright; to affright; to terrify.

  • Avery puts a sheet over her head, pretends to be a ghost to frighten Emily.

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The mobs were frightening.

They were frightening and beautiful.

The concerns the doctors mentioned were frightening.

Some of the statistics were frightening.

To Nachman religious institutions were frightening.

The F.D.A. team's conclusions were frightening.

It came to conclusions that were frightening.

Those were frightening conclusions with potentially far reaching consequences.

Yet those persistent whispers of longing were frightening, too.

Mr. Kelleher said the first months were frightening.

I looked at them like they were frightening alien creatures".

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