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
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Julia Moore, People.com, 27 June 2025
The camper attempted to scare off the bear by banging pots and pans and screaming at the bear.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 27 June 2025
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 28 June 2025
There will be 10 mazes in this year’s HHN, plus five scare zones and as-yet-unannounced live entertainment.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2025
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Verb
The chemistry is real, but Nic scares me for Olandria.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 27 June 2025
The camper attempted to scare off the bear by banging pots and pans and screaming at the bear.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 27 June 2025
Noun
With irresponsible threats to quit patrolling the streets of Deerfield Beach, Sheriff Gregory Tony is using scare tactics and putting the public at risk.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 28 June 2025
There will be 10 mazes in this year’s HHN, plus five scare zones and as-yet-unannounced live entertainment.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2025
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“Scare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scare. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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