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
Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Apr. 2024
Those huge spending numbers scared investors enough to send shares plunging up to 16% immediately following the release.
—Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 26 Apr. 2024
If the bear approaches you, try to scare it away by making yourself as large and imposing as possible by stretching your arms overhead and making loud noises.
—USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024
Brian Hom, who owns two branches of smoothie and Acai bowl chain Vitality Bowls in San Jose, told Business Insider that the price hikes could be scaring off diners.
—John Phillips, Orange County Register, 23 Apr. 2024
But New Delhi’s crackdown on social media content risks scaring some away.
—Michael Kugelman, TIME, 19 Apr. 2024
Franchisees, who own about 95% of McDonald’s US locations and set their own prices, were worried that simply charging more for menu items would scare off customers.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
And what's the best way to talk to them about what's going on, without scaring them?
—Mia Taylor, Parents, 9 Apr. 2024
Earlier this month, Nikita, a 13-year-old girl in Uttar Pradesh's Basti, used her Amazon Alexa to scare off a group of wild monkeys that entered her home by asking the device to play sounds of a dog barking, PEOPLE has learned.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2024
Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
Idaho farmworker advocates previously told the Idaho Statesman that abuse and scare tactics are commonly used to manipulate foreign agricultural workers.
—Rachel Spacek, Idaho Statesman, 15 Apr. 2024
Cora added that although the moment came as a scare to the team and its fans, O'Neill is — hopefully — doing well.
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024
The Timberwolves survived a scare to Atlanta, as did the Lakers against a Grizzlies team with 13 inactive players.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2024
After the big booms there were several pops all day, and in the afternoon there was a scare in western Louisville, and a refinery and four schools were evacuated.
—The Courier-Journal, 11 Apr. 2024
Iowa narrowly advanced to the title game after surviving a scare from No. 3 Connecticut, 71-69, in the Final Four on Friday.
—Andrew Torgan, CNN, 7 Apr. 2024
They’ve been observed carrying venomous Portuguese man o’ war tentacles when hunting and use scare tactics to frighten and trick prey.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
After a hiatus due to his health scare, Foxx will also return with his daughter Corinne Foxx to host season 7 of Beat Shazam!, which premieres Tuesday, May 28, at 8 p.m. ET on FOX.
—Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024
Verb
Some of that probably has to do with the internet and having more information and scaring people into thinking that.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Apr. 2024
Those huge spending numbers scared investors enough to send shares plunging up to 16% immediately following the release.
—Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 26 Apr. 2024
If the bear approaches you, try to scare it away by making yourself as large and imposing as possible by stretching your arms overhead and making loud noises.
—USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024
Brian Hom, who owns two branches of smoothie and Acai bowl chain Vitality Bowls in San Jose, told Business Insider that the price hikes could be scaring off diners.
—John Phillips, Orange County Register, 23 Apr. 2024
But New Delhi’s crackdown on social media content risks scaring some away.
—Michael Kugelman, TIME, 19 Apr. 2024
Franchisees, who own about 95% of McDonald’s US locations and set their own prices, were worried that simply charging more for menu items would scare off customers.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
And what's the best way to talk to them about what's going on, without scaring them?
—Mia Taylor, Parents, 9 Apr. 2024
Earlier this month, Nikita, a 13-year-old girl in Uttar Pradesh's Basti, used her Amazon Alexa to scare off a group of wild monkeys that entered her home by asking the device to play sounds of a dog barking, PEOPLE has learned.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2024
Noun
The launch of the TCM tour arrives during the network’s 30th anniversary and close to 12 months after classic film fans were given a scare.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
Idaho farmworker advocates previously told the Idaho Statesman that abuse and scare tactics are commonly used to manipulate foreign agricultural workers.
—Rachel Spacek, Idaho Statesman, 15 Apr. 2024
Cora added that although the moment came as a scare to the team and its fans, O'Neill is — hopefully — doing well.
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024
The Timberwolves survived a scare to Atlanta, as did the Lakers against a Grizzlies team with 13 inactive players.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2024
After the big booms there were several pops all day, and in the afternoon there was a scare in western Louisville, and a refinery and four schools were evacuated.
—The Courier-Journal, 11 Apr. 2024
Iowa narrowly advanced to the title game after surviving a scare from No. 3 Connecticut, 71-69, in the Final Four on Friday.
—Andrew Torgan, CNN, 7 Apr. 2024
They’ve been observed carrying venomous Portuguese man o’ war tentacles when hunting and use scare tactics to frighten and trick prey.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
After a hiatus due to his health scare, Foxx will also return with his daughter Corinne Foxx to host season 7 of Beat Shazam!, which premieres Tuesday, May 28, at 8 p.m. ET on FOX.
—Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024
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“Scare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scare. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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