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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Chad Graff, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
After scaring off the animal, one of the hikers, a physician, attempted to revive Kovatch, but did not find a pulse.
—Outside, 6 Jan. 2026
Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
The health scare occurred at the Chopard Trophee dinner just as Festival director Thierry Fremaux was introducing actor Francois Civil onstage, according to Variety.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
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Verb
Even after a free-agent spending spree last March, the 2025 Patriots roster wasn’t going to scare many teams.
—Chad Graff, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
After scaring off the animal, one of the hikers, a physician, attempted to revive Kovatch, but did not find a pulse.
—Outside, 6 Jan. 2026
Noun
But surviving a life-threatening health scare is really what makes owners Mario and Maya Palazon value the steady stream of customers coming through the door at their new FreshCo Fish Grill & Market in Downtown Doral.
—Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
The health scare occurred at the Chopard Trophee dinner just as Festival director Thierry Fremaux was introducing actor Francois Civil onstage, according to Variety.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
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“Scare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scare. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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