Examples of get scared in a Sentence
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Best joke of the bit: wondering if gingerbread men get scared that gingerbread houses are made of their own skin.
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Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2023
Most people get scared to death walking on stage in front of 20,000 people.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2023
If there’s a terrible variant, people get scared and huddle inside.
—Haleluya Hadero, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2022
Jennifer Vonk, a comparative psychologist at Oakland University who didn’t contribute to the study, tells National Geographic that experiments with cats are harder, because they aren’t easily trained and often get scared in new environments.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Oct. 2022
Dog urine still spooked them, and they could be trained to get scared of new stimuli.
—Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 18 Aug. 2011
People can get scared, but Lizzo wasn’t at all.
—Mark Holgate, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2022
The advice for young people during a bear market is fairly simple: Keep saving, keep investing, and don’t get scared out of the markets.
—Ben Carlson, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2022
Even Sonny can get scared.
—Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2022
Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2023
Most people get scared to death walking on stage in front of 20,000 people.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2023
If there’s a terrible variant, people get scared and huddle inside.
—Haleluya Hadero, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2022
Jennifer Vonk, a comparative psychologist at Oakland University who didn’t contribute to the study, tells National Geographic that experiments with cats are harder, because they aren’t easily trained and often get scared in new environments.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Oct. 2022
Dog urine still spooked them, and they could be trained to get scared of new stimuli.
—Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 18 Aug. 2011
People can get scared, but Lizzo wasn’t at all.
—Mark Holgate, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2022
The advice for young people during a bear market is fairly simple: Keep saving, keep investing, and don’t get scared out of the markets.
—Ben Carlson, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2022
Even Sonny can get scared.
—Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2022
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“Get scared.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20scared. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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