: thrown into or being in a state of fear, fright, or panic
scared of snakes
scared to go out
Examples of scared in a Sentence
I am really scared about speaking in front of the class.
He was scared that his mother wouldn't let him go to the movies with his friends.
She's scared to walk alone at night.
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Ain’t nobody scared of them boys.
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Cowboy took time to teach me how to not be scared of a microphone in the studio.
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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Ain’t nobody scared of them boys.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Gayken recounted a child who was scared and alone and about to undergo a CT scan, which looks at damage inside the body.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
Cowboy took time to teach me how to not be scared of a microphone in the studio.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for scared
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“Scared.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scared. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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