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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Max Tani, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Skinner has gone to back-to-back Cup Finals, but the volatility in his game probably scares decision-makers.
—Chris Johnston, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Nov. 2025
This latest health scare comes amid a particularly prolific era for the genre-blurring star.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2025
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Verb
Still, the company faces the same existential headwinds that have scared other would-be moguls away from the news business.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Skinner has gone to back-to-back Cup Finals, but the volatility in his game probably scares decision-makers.
—Chris Johnston, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Noun
Robert Irwin had a serious health scare on Dancing With the Stars last night.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Nov. 2025
This latest health scare comes amid a particularly prolific era for the genre-blurring star.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2025
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“Scare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scare. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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