How to Use frightened in a Sentence

frightened

adjective
  • Both of the men appeared thin, tired and frightened.
    — Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Both does and bucks will issue a brief snort when alarmed or frightened.
    — Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Both release a strong spray, or musk, when frightened.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Inside was a frightened white cat.
    — Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Scared and frightened, the only way to relieve the pain is to sell.
    — CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The stoic Alex is, of course, too frightened to tell a soul.
    — Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • His employees are too frightened to come to work.
    — CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Is this someone who can’t feel, or who is frightened of feeling too much?
    — Ian Penman, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Always one to come when called, this dog seemed frightened and flustered.
    — Rick Montgomery, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2024
  • In the whirlwind, so many are feeling frightened, weary, and alone.
    — Time, 23 Dec. 2022
  • His last three cutter-drones raced past the frightened spawn siblings to the wall.
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 26 June 2026
  • So stay calm, control your breathing, don’t be frightened.
    — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Don't be too frightened by those long lines on the final day of early voting.
    — Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Angel is frightened, but Rue promises to come back for her.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The frightened animals seek cover and leave the jays to eat their fill in peace.
    — Joan Morris, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Here, the cat feels frightened and isolated from living so close to threat.
    — Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2023
  • However, my mother is scared, as many are frightened of these times.
    — Kevin Powell, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The interpreter who was in the room was too frightened to talk, someone close to her told me.
    — Rozina Ali, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Don't be frightened though, the ghosts at La More are said to be friendly.
    — Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 2 Dec. 2025
  • Sheila knew that her children were frightened of their grandmother.
    — Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
  • For instance, dogs that are frightened may attempt to flee, fight, fret and fidget, or freeze.
    — Kff Health News, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
  • But the elderly Black man who answered was too frightened to let them in.
    — Penelope Green, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2023
  • The department said that the frightened dog had gone over at least one waterfall.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 15 Sep. 2023
  • If the cat remains frightened and timid, talk to your vet about medications that might help.
    — Joan Morris, Mercury News, 23 June 2025
  • But Wall Street doesn't seem as frightened of tariffs anymore.
    — Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 29 July 2025
  • Mara looks aptly frightened and confused, or maybe that was just my own face reflected in the screen.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 18 Mar. 2026
  • The airstrikes drove frightened residents into the streets.
    — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 1 Mar. 2026
  • When a deputy arrived, the victim was shaking and frightened, the complaint said.
    — Dylan Gentile, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Farima was withdrawn and frightened.
    — Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Chesney became frightened, scaled the enclosure wall and hopped over the fence.
    — Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026

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