: thrown into or being in a state of fear, fright, or panic
scared of snakes
scared to go out
Examples of scared in a Sentence
I am really scared about speaking in front of the class.
He was scared that his mother wouldn't let him go to the movies with his friends.
She's scared to walk alone at night.
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Others would provide rental assistance to people who are too scared to go to work, boost mental health programs and implement an eviction moratorium.
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Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
Ski scared and the mountain will own him.
—Zak Keefer, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
There's a lot of people to be scared of.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
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—Molly Hunter, NBC news, 30 Jan. 2026
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Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
Ski scared and the mountain will own him.
—Zak Keefer, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
There's a lot of people to be scared of.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
People are scared, interviewees said, and staying home because of the heavy security presence on the streets, with police checking cellphones for evidence that owners had participated in protests.
—Molly Hunter, NBC news, 30 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for scared
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“Scared.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scared. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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