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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Macie Stump, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2025
That’s something that scares me a little bit about not just theater, but people giving any opinions about any business.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2025
Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2025
Since then, there have been a few locations for the haunted house, with the scare-centric tradition becoming a tradition for many locals in San Bernardino.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
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Verb
These fudgy pecan cookies are flourless, but don't let that scare you away.
—Macie Stump, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2025
That’s something that scares me a little bit about not just theater, but people giving any opinions about any business.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
There’s also a scene where Mia finds Riley’s demonolatry book, and the prison scare has new Hellhound violence, as does the ending.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2025
Since then, there have been a few locations for the haunted house, with the scare-centric tradition becoming a tradition for many locals in San Bernardino.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
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“Scare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scare. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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