Synonyms
Examples of scare in a Sentence
Verb
You scared me. I didn't see you there.
Stop that, you're scaring the children.
Noun
There have been scares about the water supply being contaminated.
fired over their heads in order to throw a scare into them
Recent Examples on the Web
Weike Wang, The New Yorker, 11 July 2024
Instead of swinging voters toward him, Biden scared more people away, especially independents and swing voters.
—Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 9 July 2024
Betty Lin-Fisher, The Courier-Journal, 12 July 2024
Though the thriller builds an impressive mood over time, the scares are there from the start.
—Barry Levitt, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2024
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Verb
The job of the clown was to scare some children but amuse others.
—Weike Wang, The New Yorker, 11 July 2024
Instead of swinging voters toward him, Biden scared more people away, especially independents and swing voters.
—Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 9 July 2024
Noun
In the latest cybersecurity scare, a file with nearly 10 billion passwords has been posted to a hacking site.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, The Courier-Journal, 12 July 2024
Though the thriller builds an impressive mood over time, the scares are there from the start.
—Barry Levitt, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2024
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“Scare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scare. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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