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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Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026
During an eclipse, people would bang drums, shoot arrows, or create loud noises to scare the dragon away, as a red moon was seen as a sign of impending misfortune or celestial imbalance.
—Alan Bradley, Space.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026
Attorneys for plaintiffs in other, similar cases, however, say Abbott’s threat to pull the formulas is a scare tactic.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
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Verb
Geopolitical scares that faded and allowed oil prices to recede.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026
During an eclipse, people would bang drums, shoot arrows, or create loud noises to scare the dragon away, as a red moon was seen as a sign of impending misfortune or celestial imbalance.
—Alan Bradley, Space.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Noun
Later in the half, acting head coach Jacque Vaughn, who also stepped in to coach earlier this year when Self missed a game due to a health scare, received a technical.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026
Attorneys for plaintiffs in other, similar cases, however, say Abbott’s threat to pull the formulas is a scare tactic.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
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“Scare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scare. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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