: 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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Constructive, not scared The future isn’t something to fear.
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Daphne Koller, Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
Roy Keane is clearly a very funny character who everyone is scared of… Then Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville are just absolutely filled with football.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
That those who are scared of death will carry death upon their shoulders?
—Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
Pretti’s death was a reminder—if anyone in Minnesota still needed one—that people had reason to be hiding, and that those trying to help them, protect them, or protest on their behalf had reason to be scared.
—Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2026
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Daphne Koller, Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
Roy Keane is clearly a very funny character who everyone is scared of… Then Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville are just absolutely filled with football.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
That those who are scared of death will carry death upon their shoulders?
—Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
Pretti’s death was a reminder—if anyone in Minnesota still needed one—that people had reason to be hiding, and that those trying to help them, protect them, or protest on their behalf had reason to be scared.
—Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 27 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 31 Jan. 2026.
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