How to Use scare up in a Sentence

scare up

verb
  • I can probably scare up my old textbooks if you need them.
  • Standing corn that was not cut for some reason is a sure-fire spot to scare up a few sheds.
    — Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 24 Jan. 2023
  • These seem like weak-sauce monsters, unlikely to scare up new votes.
    — Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2024
  • Somebody scare up any two men in Minnesota who can beat that.
    — Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Not to mention scaring up plenty of customers.
    — Neda Ulaby, NPR, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Now is exactly the time to scare up the best Halloween decorations to add a bit of haunt to your house.
    — Sarah Wolf Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2023
  • The 10 Saw films have scared up over $1 billion dollars at the global box office.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2025
  • Anna Faris and Regina Hall are scaring up a reunion.
    — Katcy Stephan, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Some use the idea as a bogeyman to scare up regulation, while others brandish it in marketing.
    — Matthew Hutson, IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026
  • Only these ghost stories are designed to scare up curiosity in young readers about life in the past as well as afterlife in the present.
    — René A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 11 Oct. 2021
  • Welcome to Derry scared up its best audience yet with the Chapter One finale.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Per Nielsen, the 1998 Bulls-Jazz series scared up just shy of 30 million viewers per night.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 June 2026
  • Plano will also scare up some fun with its upcoming Apparition Expedition.
    — Teri Webster, Dallas News, 4 Oct. 2021
  • Russell Crowe starrer The Exorcism also opened nationwide, but failed to scare up much business.
    — Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 June 2024
  • Raising money, building name recognition, scaring up a decent-sized crowd were all stiff challenges for any representative who ventured too far from home.
    — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
  • An elegant prose stylist with a sharp critical eye, Hermes appears to have scared up everyone alive whose life intersected with his subject.
    — Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2023
  • And if the film is as good as its bonkers trailer suggests, Wright could be the one to finally scare up a sea change for horror as the Academy creeps into the future.
    — Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2021
  • California’s summertime coronavirus surge is in full retreat — much to the relief of families looking to scare up some Halloween fun in just a few weeks.
    — Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2021
  • Either way, the fantasy horror-comedy is on course to scare up one of the biggest September debuts of all time, not adjusted for inflation.
    — Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Aug. 2024
  • The Rookie has scared up another reason to subject Nolan, Harper et al to documentary cameras.
    — Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 19 Apr. 2025
  • If there were hearings on whether the city ought to maintain mayoral control of the police or even the sanitation department, advocates could probably scare up at least that many voices to say hell no.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Because Toreros players have to scare up their own financial aid, prospective players who otherwise might play for USD go elsewhere.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2021
  • While the Cowboys and Chiefs have gone about their usual business of scaring up impressions, last year’s ratings champs have yet to really pounce on the Nielsen dials.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Roberta ran the boat back to Pier 1½, tied it up and went out on the Embarcadero with a big yellow sign and a big smile to scare up some customers, much like a conventional taxi circling the block.
    — Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Oct. 2021
  • First, ex-pro Maks Chermkovskiy tried to scare up a little attention for himself recently by dragging poor Jan Ravnik over his lack of ballroom experience.
    — Lynette Rice, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Falberg, a 12-year alderman who also created Highwood’s Taco Fest, saw the skeletons as a way to scare up a fun and safe alternative to Pumpkinfest.
    — Donald Liebenson, chicagotribune.com, 30 Oct. 2020
  • The genre doesn’t usually travel well, but Weapons is an exception, scaring up strong results in normally horror-resistant markets in Europe and Latin America.
    — Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2025
  • After an initial shock, Josh is thrilled to discover Lyle, who has been stowing away in the attic listening to an iPod while Hector is out hitting the boards trying to scare up some cash, and the two bond over several bouts of dumpster diving.
    — cleveland, 7 Oct. 2022
  • Cameron and Colin Cairnes’ found footage/documentary style chiller takes audiences on a ride as Jack Delroy, a 1970s talk show host desperate to scare up ratings by holding a live exorcism on his show.
    — Jenelle Riley, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Now, back and in person, the 2021 Sanfic-Morbido Lab will take place at the end of this month where a six-pack of promising projects will look to scare up interest from potential co-production partners and financial backers.
    — Jamie Lang, Variety, 21 Oct. 2021

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